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Higgins J. Health systems. The ghost of a boast. Health Serv J. 2001;111(5777):22-4
Higgins, J. (2001). Health systems. The ghost of a boast. The Health service journal, 111(5777), 22-4.
Higgins, J. "Health systems. The ghost of a boast." The Health service journal vol. 111,5777 (2001): 22-4.
Higgins J. Health systems. The ghost of a boast. Health Serv J. 2001 Oct 18;111(5777):22-4. PMID: 11688115.
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Health Serv J. 2001 Oct 18;111(5777):22-4.

Health systems. The ghost of a boast.

The Health service journal

J Higgins

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  1. Manchester Centre for Healthcare Management, Manchester University, USA.

PMID: 11688115

Abstract

The NHS was introduced to enormous popular acclaim but services always varied markedly and the physical conditions were poor. At the birth of the NHS, two-thirds of the hospitals had been built before 1891. Even today, the NHS is providing care in accommodation built in the 1800s. The NHS is now lagging behind comparable systems on several counts. It is unrealistic to expect the NHS to become the 'envy of the world' in the lifetime of this government, if ever.

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