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Ancient and modern

What the NHS does now, Babylon did first

13 October 2018

9:00 AM

13 October 2018

9:00 AM

Financial constraints combined with a shortage of staff have brought the NHS to a situation so desperate that it is proposing that doctors treat patients, not one by one, but in groups of 15 or more. It is good to see the NHS finally catching up with the cutting-edge thinking of the ancient Babylonians.

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