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- 1Leper hospitalsLeper hospitals were built on the outskirts of the town and provided lodging and food for those with leprosy.
- 2AlmshousesSheltered accommodation and basic nursing for travellers and the poor.
- 3'Royal Hospitals'Five hospitals across London received an endowment of royal funds during the mid-16th century allowing them to treat the sick e.g. St Bartholomew's Hospital
- 4Florence NightingaleA trained nurse who altered the views of nursing and developed new methods for the layout of hospitals to prevent the spread of disease.
- 5The Welfare StateA programme of reforms which saw the Liberal government take responsibility in caring for the sick and those in need.
- 6National Insurance Act 1911Sick and unemployment pay introduced if you made regular contributions into the scheme. Only applied to insured workers.
- 7National Insurance Act 1913Introduced unemployment insurance for specific occupations and trades.
- 8Beveridge Report 1942A report developed by William Beveridge and colleagues on how the welfare system should tackle problems and provide welfare for the population.
- 9The 'Five Evil Giants''Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness'
- 10National Health Service Act 1946This act aimed at creating a health service that was free of charge and accessible to everyone.
- 11NationalisationThe transfer of a major branch of industry or commerce from private to state ownership or control.
- 12BMABritish Medical Association
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