ABSTRACT
Before World War II, the great majority of practicing doctors in England and Wales were general practitioners. They performed their own surgery, and were accustomed to treating a wide variety of illnesses and symptoms. Specialists were few in number, tended to practice in large towns, and were often associated with major hospitals. But rapidly changing medical institutions and services in the twentieth century have compelled specialization even among more modest doctors and hospitals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I. The Professional Background
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Part II. Specialism, Generalism, and the National Health Service Act
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Part III. Emerging Problems: The National Health Service 1948-1961
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Part IV. The Impact Of the National Health Service on Medical Practice: The 1960s
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Part V. The Medical Profession
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Part VI. Specialization: Problems at the Mid-1960s