Andrew Seaton: The Surprising Survival of the NHS

Andrew Seaton pays tribute to a key pillar of the UK’s national identity, the NHS. He traces the resilience of a service—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. Shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2024, Our NHS, is described as “a superb case study of how an exploration of the past can inform contemporary debate.”