title: Just a pawn in the game.
abstract: Expert commentators fell politicians have consistently failed the NHS. Various governments have considered--and so far dismissed--schemes such as an NHS board to hive off awkward responsibilities. Underfunding drives the search for alternative systems, such as insurance--but no party has ever seriously considered abondoning the NHS.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D013222:State Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom