title: NHS reorganisation. A rose-tinted spectacle.
abstract: The 1974 reorganisation of the NHS was the most radical to date. It abolished the involvement of local authorities in health, set up community health councils, introduced area health authorities and changed the management of family doctor services. The changes increased the power of hospitals.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ainsworth
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006286:Health Planning Councils; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013222:State Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom