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Labour pains
For all the changes there have been in healthcare in the past half century, some common themes echo down the years, as these edited extracts from Geoffrey Rivett's new history of the NHS demonstrate
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Stirring up apathy
Not every set of NHS reforms has excited as much interest as there is today.
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Blissful ignorance
The medical profession of the 1950s gave short shrift to the idea of an informed public. Though many doctors thought that people should know more about health promotion, they felt a detailed knowledge of disease was not desirable.
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Time to take the medicine?
The Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee has recommended that 1,000 extra medical students be trained each year. But where will the money come from and do we need them, asks Lyn Whitfield
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Stand and deliver
'The fundamental objective must be to make some positive difference to patients. If Andover and others can do this, they will serve as a beacon for much of the rest of the NHS'