The State Medical Service Association was a pressure group formed by British doctors early in the twentieth century to press for reform of health services. One of its demands was for "freeing a large section of medical men and women from such distasteful and incongruous work as the assessing and collecting of fees for services rendered." It wanted to build on the National Insurance Act 1911 and develop a National Health Service, including hospital care in a comprehensive service. Dr Benjamin Moore and Dr.

Milson Russen Rhodes Dr Milson Russen Rhodes (1871- ) was a general practitioner in Chorlton-on-Medlock. He lived in Didsbury. He was very active in the State Medical Service Association and the British Medical Association. He studied medicine at Owen's College and ...

Didsbury Didsbury is a suburban area of Manchester, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 26,788. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, there are ...

were prominent members. The plans produced by Lord Dawson for the

Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He was a Liberal Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Party politician from Wales, known for lea ...

government in 1920 drew on the ideas of the Association. It published a journal, ''Medical World'' from 1913 which was adopted by the

Medical Practitioners' Union Doctors in Unite is a trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. It was formerly known as the Medical Practitioners' Union (MPU) before its affiliation with Unite. Origin The union was founded as the Panel Medical Practitioners' Union in 191 ...

in 1914. When the Socialist Medical Association was founded in 1930 it absorbed many of the members and the organisation collapsed as a result.The Socialist Medical Association and the Foundation of the NHS
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