This book is a detailed analysis of Doctor Who throughout the Eighties in the third of a series of decade guides.
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| - This book is a detailed analysis of Doctor Who throughout the Eighties in the third of a series of decade guides.
- The NHS in the early 1980s was beginning to feel the strain of a population that was not only getting older but thanks to the baby boom was running low on resources and experiencing long waiting lists. For example, more women than usual were going through the menopause and required hormone replacement therapy, forcing the government to look for cheaper alternatives. Whilst medical science made leaps and bounds, a severe lack of funds left the NHS unable to introduce new treatments for diseases that richer countries were successfully combatting.
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| - hardback October 1996, paperback November 1997
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| - Large format hardback 118 pages and paperback
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| - David J Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker
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| - hardback ISBN 0-85227-680-0, paperback ISBN 0-7535-0128-7
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| - This book is a detailed analysis of Doctor Who throughout the Eighties in the third of a series of decade guides.
- The NHS in the early 1980s was beginning to feel the strain of a population that was not only getting older but thanks to the baby boom was running low on resources and experiencing long waiting lists. For example, more women than usual were going through the menopause and required hormone replacement therapy, forcing the government to look for cheaper alternatives. Whilst medical science made leaps and bounds, a severe lack of funds left the NHS unable to introduce new treatments for diseases that richer countries were successfully combatting. The NHS did enjoy a small cash boost in 1980 which meant that it could, amongst other things, perform it's first heart transplant operation however such operations were rare. CT machines and bone marrow transplants were also brand new to the medical world but the NHS was tied to strict budgets and in reality, many died through a lack of funds. For those who had the money to pay for private treatment, there were many new fields to explore. In 1978 the first IVF baby had been born successfully but the treatment wasn't avaliable to NHS patients. The Labour Government had been reluctant to rely on private investment in the NHS or in the promotion of private treatment believing that the NHS had to cater to all. They even restricted the number of pay beds per hospital in an attempt to get rid of them altogether. This was unrealistic financially and the Thatcher government realised that there was no option to turn to private clinics and other forms of patient-funded treatments to relieve the enormous burden placed on the NHS which would only get worse when the AIDS epidemic was at it's peak in the mid 80s. In 1981, an estimated 25% of the salaries for surgeons and consultants came from private practise and other health workers were paid very little but expected to work more. Community hospitals also dwindled in number thanks to Labour closures. The patient experience was still very dated. Food was famously awful, waiting lists were huge and patients spent several nights in hospital for operations that could have been directed to an outpatient service. Mental health suffered from a lack of attention and investment and asylums relied heavily on private donations forcing many to close. Hospital mergers were being resisted by the Labour government but were seen as a viable option by the Thatcher administration. Thatcher had promised to end consensus management, introducing something called general management. Basically, this gave one or two people control over internal hospital budgets, rather than a committee. This effectively meant running the NHS more like a business than the traditional hospitals of the 1960s. Contracts with private companies to take charge of cleaning and provide supplies also opened the door to a corporate NHS which the Conservatives hoped would free some badly needed funds. However, by 1981, these plans hadn't been put into place and were simply promises.
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