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The article discusses public opinion concerning the public opinion and desire for Great Britain's National Health Service (NHS) prior to 1948. It examines political pressure and discussion concerning a nationalized hospital system for Great Britain, particularly among what the author identifies as British political elites in the British political party the Labour Party, medical experts, and special interest groups, including the Socialist Medical Association (SMA). The article discusses the history of public health in Great Britain, including access to public hospitals and medical care of the poor. It also discusses the British Ministry of Health, the formation of the British Emergency Hospital Service (EHS) and volunteer involvement concerning medical care.

This article explores trends in child poverty in the UK since 1979 and examines the extent to which the government is making progress in pursuit of its objective to abolish child poverty in 20 years. The spatial distribution of child poverty is examined by country, local authority and ward. The characteristics of households containing poor children are presented and research on the dynamics of child poverty reviewed. Child poverty in the UK trebled during the 1980s and has only just begun to fall slowly. Child poverty is heavily spatially concentrated and the risks of child poverty are concentrated in certain types of household. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]