title: The fall and rise of the polyclinic and its link to the role of the nurse.
abstract: Healthcare delivery is subject to constant transformation and reform as the NHS seeks to provide effective health care under the scrutiny of service users. This can be especially difficult in times of recession. This article will consider the similarities between the development of a public healthcare system in the 20th and 21st centuries in Britain under Lords Dawson and Darzi respectively, and the impact these changes have had on discussions on the introduction of polyclinics and on nursing today.
authors: Senior Lecturer, Middlesex University, London.
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Haidar
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000266:history; D013222:State Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Government; Healthcare reform; Nurse's role; Nurses