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. 2001 Sep 8;323(7312):563-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7312.563.

Should NHS patients be allowed to contribute extra money to their care?

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Should NHS patients be allowed to contribute extra money to their care?

C Richards et al. BMJ. .
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In the early days of the NHS some patients used to pay to get out of large wards like this and into smaller “amenity” wards; amenity wards still operate today in some areas

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