In the 75th anniversary year of the National Health Service, Dr Andrew Seaton, Plumer Junior Research Fellow in History, has published Our NHS: A History of Britain’s Best Loved Institution (Yale University Press, 2023). The book is based on Dr Seaton’s research and was completed at St Anne’s. Out today, 27th June, it can be purchased here.
From the publisher: “In this wide-ranging history, Andrew Seaton examines the full story of the NHS. He traces how the service has changed and adapted, bringing together the experiences of patients, staff from Britain and abroad, and the service’s wider supporters and opponents. He explains not only why it survived the neoliberalism of the late twentieth century but also how it became a key marker of national identity. Seaton emphasizes the resilience of the NHS—perpetually “in crisis” and yet perennially enduring—as well as the political values it embodies and the work of those who have tirelessly kept it afloat.”
Dr Seaton will also appear on Radio 4’s ‘Start the Week’ on Monday 3rd July speaking about the NHS for its 75th anniversary (5th July).
Many congratulations to Dr Seaton!