title: 'Le roi le veult'.
abstract: Following the fiftieth anniversary of the National Health Service Act 1946, I make the case in this article that professional provision of health care must remain the property of the citizen under common law and must not become a commodity that is bought and sold by third parties, including the state.
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Sholl
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003254:Consumer Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D005062:European Union; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013218:State Dentistry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom