Socialist Health Association

The Socialist Medical Association (now the Socialist Health Association) was founded in 1930, in order to campaign for a National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It took in many of those who had been active in the State Medical Service Association. The Association was active in campaigns against NHS charges, smoking, tuberculosis and for adequate nutrition, for the estalishment of health centres and salaried general practitioners. It changed its name in 1980 to the "Socialist Health Association" to reflect increased interest in public health. It is associated with the campaigns against health inequality around the [http://www.sochealth.co.uk/history/black.htm Black Report] , and is a socialist society affiliated to the Labour Party.

Dr. Charles Brook

A prominent member, the association's founder was Dr. Charles Brook (January 1901-Fall 1983), who also acted as the Honorable Secretary until 1938 [ [http://www.sochealth.co.uk/history/brooks.htm Title ] ] . Brook later would co-found the Spanish Medical Aid Committee in August 1936 and also found the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1952.

Other prominent members

Prominent members include or included:
*Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison;
*Prof John Ashton;
*John Baird MP;
*Fred Ballard;
*Prof George Black;
*Arthur Blenkinsop MP;
*Sir Albert Bore;
*Aleck Bourne
*Dr Charles Brook;
*Elizabeth Bunbury;
*Lord Ritchie Calder;
*Sir Iain Chalmers;
*John Charlton;
*Richard Clitheroe MP;
*Prof Joe Collier;
*Dr L. Comyns MP;
*Tam Dalyell MP;
*Lawson Dodd;
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3826939.stm Sir Richard Doll] ;
*DrJohn Dunwoody MP;
*Dr Ida Fisher;
*Michael Foot MP;
*Dr Robert Forgan MP;
*Dr Hugh Gainsborough;
*Dr Katy Gardner;
*Mair Garside;
*Dr Brian Gibbons AM;
*Dr Ian Gilliland;
*Dr Sydney Gottlieb;
* Will Griffiths MP;
*Dr Leslie Haden-Guest MP;
*Dr Julian Tudor Hart;
*Somerville HastingsMP;
*Dianne Hayter;
*Dr Leslie Hilliard;
*Sir Benedict Hoskyns;
*Lord Philip Hunt;
*Dr Francis Jarman;
*George Jeger MP;
*Dr Santo Jeger MP;
*Dr Tony Jewell;
*Dr Horace Joules;
*Dr Richard Kenchington;
*Dr David Kerr MP;
*Sir Dick Knowles;
*Dr Joyce Leeson;
*Dr Henry H MacWilliam;
*Prof J.R.Marrack;
*Frederick Messer MP;
*Dr Maurice Miller MP;
*Dr H.B.Morgan MP
*Dr Hector Munro;
*David Stark Murray;
*Dr Doug Naysmith MP;
*Stanley Newens MEP;
*Dr Hugh Price;
*Dr Geoffrey Richman;
*Miss Esther Rickards;
*Dr V. H. Rutherford MP;
*Dr Alfred Salter MP;
*Prof [http://www.asha-foundation.org/women/women/wendy_savage.php Wendy Savage] ;
*Dr. R.S.Saxton;
*Dr Sam Segal MP;
* [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dph/staff&phdstudents/sheihambio.htm Prof Aubrey Sheiham] ;
*Dr G.B.Shirlaw;
*Dr Kenneth Sinclair-Loutit;
*Dr Richard Stone;
*Dr Barnett Stross MP;
*Dr Edith Summerskill MP;
*Dr [http://www.sochealth.co.uk/history/cyril.htm Cyril Taylor] ;
*Dr Stephen JL Taylor MP;
*Dr Oscar Tobin;
*Dr Alfred Welply
*Anne Weyman;
* [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cps/index.php?page=2.0.0.40 Professor Richard Wilkinson] ;

See [http://www.sochealth.co.uk/history/WhyNHS.htm "Why a National Health Service"] , D Stark Murray. Pemberton Books 1971

References

External links

* [http://www.sochealth.co.uk/ Socialist Health Association website]