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1900s part 2 (NHS)
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- 1origins of nhsorigins of nhs
- 2in the 1930s what event left 3 million british people un employed?the great depression
- 3because of this what were they not qualified for?national insurance scheme that covered their medical expenses
- 4what did this mean for the death rate of childrenit increased because couldn't afford treatment
- 5what began to kickstart the nhspoor people pushing for help
- 6impact of WWII on peoples attitudesimpact of WWII on peoples attitudes
- 7why did soldiers/ people feel they should be entitled to good health care?because they'd risked their lives fighting for the country they felt they should have free health care in return
- 8during the war what did some middle class countryside families dofostered evacue children
- 9what did these foster parents noticethe state of the children and the squalor conditions they were living in in the cities
- 10the foster parents took action, what did they do?many wrote letters to newspapers and politicians pressuring them to pass reforms to help the public get out of these conditions
- 11beveridge report of 1942beveridge report of 1942
- 12william beveridge was asked by the government to do what?write a report on what should be done to improve peoples lives.
- 13what did he recommend in the reporta national health service should be put in place funded by taxes.
said that doctors and nurses should be a part of the nhs.
he also said that everyone should pay national insurance from their wage to cover sick pay or unemployment if they ever lost their job - 14it proved hugely popular with the por how many copies were sold which further pressured the government to make a change600,000
- 15opposition to nhsopposition o nhs
- 16doctors- why did certain doctors oppose the idea of the nhsbecause they didn't want to be employed by the government as they'd loose money as they'd no longer be able to sell services privately to rich people who payed a lot of money to them.
- 17local councils/charities- what were they worried aboutthat if 3000 hospitals in britian were nationalised as part of nhs they'd loose control over them
- 18rich people- how did rich people view the poor?as time wasters who were only poor because they were lazy
- 19what did the rich also think that the poor were likely to do if they got free health care?make them even less likely to find work
- 20how opposition was overcomehow opposition was overcome
- 21when was the nhs introduced?5th july 1948
- 22who was it introduced by?health minister, anuerin began.
- 23how did began persuade doctors to come work for the nhs?he said that they could continue to work privately swell if they wish.
also used powerful speeches to emphasise to rich people that money should not come in the way of health that everyone should be getting equal treatment and not be excluded because of their income. - 24welfare statewelfare state
- 25nhs was just 1 part of a wider policy called the welfare state, who was it established bythe labour government in the late 1940s
- 26give some key terms of the welfare statenhs was set up providing free health care to all.
very poor and unemployed were entitled to benefits
school leaving age was raised to 15
more free uni spaces were available so everyone had equal chance at good education to escape poverty
300,000 new houses were built with clean water , gas, electric, sewage supply etc - 27long term benefits of welfare statelong term benefits
- 28give some benefitshealth improvements peoples lives so average life expectancy increased
- 29advances in technology led to hue breakhrough in surgeryadvances in technology led to huge breakthrough in technology
- 30give some advances in technology that were made?better anaesthetics meant that people could stay asleep for longer so surgeons could perform advance operations without distress.
- 31what therapy was developed to help treat cancer?radiation
- 32what surgery was developed to help organ failuretransplant surgery
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