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Flashcards by Greta Westwood, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Greta Westwood
over 12 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What had the government become increasingly concerned about in the early 20th century? | The inequalities of health care, especially once women got the vote in 1918 |
| Why did the Government set of a national Emergency Medical service? | Because the bombing raids in the second World War produced many casualties |
| What did the Emergency Medical service do? | It brought hospitals throughout the country under the Ministry of Health - there were some new hospitals and 1000 new operating theatres |
| As part of the Emergency Medical Service, what did hospitals do? | The hospitals provided free treatment, a blood transfusion service was created and an ambulance service was set up. |
| What report in 1942 identified disease as a problem for the government to deal with after the Second World War? | The Beveridge report |
| Why was the Beveridge report so important? | It was the basis for the NHS being set up - after the report plans were made for the NHS |
| When was the NHS (National Health Service) set up? | 1948 |
| Why did Aneurin (Nye) Bevan, the Minister for Health, face huge opposition from doctors? | They did not want to be organised by the government and were afraid they would be paid less as part of an NHS |
| Why did people want to create a 'New World' with better conditions for all? | Many people were shocked by the poverty many children had grown up in |
| When was there much more acceptance about the government being involved in people's lives? | By the mid-20th century |
| When had there been a need to organise hospitals and medical staff? | During the Second World War |
| What did Significant medical breakthroughs mean could be done? | It meant that much more could be done for the sick |
| As part of the NHS, taxes were used to pay for a wide range of care. For example...? | -The right to see a GP and be referred to a hospital -Treatment by dentists and opticians -Health care for pregnant women and young children -Ambulance and emergency treatment -Health care for Elderly |
| Why did the NHS have a major impact on people's health? | Through the NHS people could see doctor earlier - better chance of recovery & access to professional nursing care -Was free- Benefited enormously the poorest people in society |
| Why is the cost of the NHS now a major problem for the government? | As people live longer, they are more likely to develop problems needing treatment + Improvements in medicine mean people expect a greater range of treatment |
| Why do many people now have some form of private health insurance? | Long waiting lists for treatment developed in the late 20th century and many people's conditions deteriorated before they could get the specialist help needed - many people have private health insurance to cover cost of treatment |
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