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Fees, funding and the NHS
| Cal Flyn
In the 1950s, dramatic political battles over NHS charges brought down a government. But public confidence in the service still grew.
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Eels and feels
| Ruth Garde
For Georgian Londoners, the allure of electric animals was both intellectual and sensual.
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
| Christopher DeCouSteven Pocock
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
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Drug sharing in desperate times
| NicoleThomas S G Farnetti
When Nicole was threatened with deportation, her mental health deteriorated. Now without a job, a passport or a doctor, she depends on others to send her their leftover anxiety drugs.