The collaborative project entitled ‘Border Crossings: Charity, the State and Health Care Since 1948’ was funded by Wellcome and run by PI Professor John Mohan (University of Birmingham), and CIs Professor Ellen Stewart (University of Glasgow), Professor Martin Gorsky (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), and Professor Bernard Harris (University of Strathclyde).
Over the last four years, our team of social scientists and historians has explored the scale, nature and consequences of charity and voluntarism within the UK National Health Service since 1948. We’ve investigated the shifting role of charity over time, from Aneurin Bevan’s 1946 condemnation of the ‘caprice of private charity’ in healthcare, to the remarkable impact of NHS Charities Together’s Urgent COVID-19 Appeal in the NHS today.
The conference is an opportunity to hear a discussion of findings from the research with an exciting range of presentations from researchers working on related topics, within and beyond the UK context. Panels include:
The conference takes place over two days: Thursday 24 October, 10.00-19.00 and Friday 25 October, 09.45-17.30.
Attendees will receive morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea on both days and there will be a drinks reception on the evening on 24 October.
For further information, please visit the conference website at New perspectives on charity and the mixed economy of healthcare | LSHTM.