{"product_id":"9780571303656","title":"God Bless the NHS","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe National Health Service, described by Nigel Lawson as Britain's only  'national religion', has never been more popular.  So why is the  government so desperate to reform it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Last year, the  Office of National Statistics reported higher public satisfaction with  the NHS than at any time since its foundation. In a 2012 survey of  developed countries, the UK showed the highest public support of  its  health system. Politicians can hardly be surprised then, when their  plans to reforms are met with public dismay and professional fury. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis  year has seen one of the most bruising political battles ever fought  over the future of the NHS. The twenty-two month fight to push the NHS  and Social Care Act through parliament prompted the most widespread  political campaign by doctors since Aneurin Bevan established the NHS in  1948. It cost the coalition government dearly and shredded the  reputation of the Secretary of State for Health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo why did they do it? \u003ci\u003eGod Bless the NHS\u003c\/i\u003e  looks at the ideology behind the current reforms and the reasons why  the government decided to take on the nation's most treasured  institution. Roger Taylor looks equivocally at those who support and  oppose the new system, and at the patchy history of attempts to reform  the NHS and the likelihood of the success this time round. Finally, it  addresses the political failure at the heart of the problem and the  inevitable conflict when politics and medicine mix.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guardian Faber Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124424622320,"sku":"9780571303656","price":11.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571303656_p0.jpg?v=1763719794","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571303656","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}