title: Who killed the English National Health Service?
abstract: The death of the English National Health Service (NHS) has been pronounced many times over the years, but the time and cause of death and the murder weapon remains to be fully established. This article reviews some of these claims, and asks for clearer criteria and evidence to be presented.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Management Centre, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine
keywords: Criteria; End of the NHS; English National Health Service (NHS)