NEXT WEEK Who — Professor Richard Titmuss as in a recent broadcast—are
the benefieht of the National Health Service? How en ive is it, in terms of the quality, of the tr went provided? 'We do not know : official attempt has been made to find who utilises the service, how often, in sectors of cost and quality, and with results.'
To provide the answer to Profe! Titmuss's question in detail would reql the services of a formidable team of vestigators and take years to complete; it is possible to approach the subject fro different angle by looking at what t people who do not utilise the NHS-1 prefer to pay for treatment provided unregistered practitioners—are doing. The 'Spectator' has asked Geoil Murray, of the late 'News Chronicle. , author of 'Frontiers of Health' and 'Mat of Life and Death,' to investigate and re( on
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and in next week's 'Spectator' he describe the aims and activities of s groups as the Homeopaths (in the but unorthodox); Chiropodists (orth0( but with only a toe-hold in the INE Osteopaths and Chiropractors; Herbal and Naturopaths; Psychotherapi Healers; Christian Scientists; and H. esthetists (the Black Box operators)
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