Location
British Medical Association
Call for Papers, deadline – 26 April 2024
We warmly welcome submissions to a two-day conference in association with our Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award on charity and voluntarism in Britain’s mixed economy of healthcare since 1948. The conference will take place in central London, on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th October 2024. Abstracts are requested by Friday 26th April 2024.
In 1946, the Minister of Health for England and Wales, Aneurin Bevan, condemned the extent to which a significant part of the UK’s hospital system was dependent on the ‘caprice of private charity’. However, charity – and voluntarism more generally – have continued to play a significant role in the development of healthcare within the UK’s National Health Service. During the pandemic, the remarkable impact of NHS Charities Together’s Urgent COVID-19 Appeal demonstrated the continuing relevance of charitable money in the NHS today.
We invite abstract submissions for papers from academic researchers, policy-makers and practitioners which actively engage with questions about the role of charity in healthcare systems. Although our own project has focused on developments within the UK, we also welcome papers which address these issues from a more international perspective.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL CALL FOR PAPERS:
https://more.bham.ac.uk/border-crossings/future-project-events/
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