The better distribution
of doctors around the
country
A new salary
structure for doctors
Services available to all
Hospitals
Specialists
Dentists
Medicines and appliances
Family doctors
Ambulances
Vaccinations
Why was the NHS introduced?
Due to WWII, the government
knew that there had to be
adequate medical resources
due to the large amounts of
casualties
The government had to
increase their involvement
in medical care
In 1942, leading civil servant,
William Beveridge, put forward his
ideas about a free national health
service as part of a complete re think
of the governments national
insurance scheme
Opposition
The cost
Private doctors
Insisted on the right to
continue treating some
patients privately