title: Necessary conditions for a socialist health service.
abstract: A socialist health service in a non-socialist society may be forced to stress care and rescue rather than prevention, health maintenance or the promotion of better health and more equal health status. A socialist health service ought to be 'integrated'. A socialist health service ought to provide universal and comprehensive care.
authors.affiliation: University of Keele, Centre for Health Planning and Management, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paton
mesh_terms: D030861:Capitalism; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D005380:Financing, Government; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012950:Socialism; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom