Abstract
To lead and manage any organizational system successfully requires an understanding of its history and management structure. This chapter, therefore, provides a brief overview of the changing role of the management and organizational structure of the National Health Service (NHS) since its inception in 1948. Also highlighted are some of the major pieces of NHS legislation implemented in Britain since that time.
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Morgan, P.I. (1994). Development of the National Health Service. In: Management in Health Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23156-0_21
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