Beveridge Report - DISEASE Flashcards
1
Q
Who was responsible for improving the nations health?
A
Aneurin Bevan
2
Q
What did Aneurin Bevan set up?
A
A New Health Service for the whole nation
3
Q
What was the aim?
A
To create a healthy nation
4
Q
When was the NHS introduced?
A
1946
5
Q
How was the NHS paid for?
A
Tax
6
Q
How much were doctors paid?
A
Little
7
Q
What did this provide?
A
Midwives, home nurses, health visitors and ambulances
8
Q
What did they encourage GPs to do?
A
To practise in poorer areas without fear of not being paid
9
Q
What did the NHS provide?
A
Free medical, dental, hospital and eye treatment
10
Q
What wasn’t there a charge for?
A
Spectacles, false teeth or medicines to begin with
