Nhs Flashcards
(13 cards)
When was beveridge report
1944
What did beveridge report say 1944
Laid out what government could do to make UK better place to live after war
Laid foundations for welfare state + NHS
Became very popular with Brits (who saw it as a reward after the war)
When did labour beat Churchill?
1945
What was the name of the labour leader?
Clement Attlee
Who was aneurin bevan
Health secretary responsible for the creation of the NHS
Seen as the father of the NHS
Examples of exact proposals from beveridge report of 1944
- free healthcare at the ‘point of delivery’
- welfare payments to the disabled and unemployed
- people cared for by the country from ‘cradle to grave’
- slums to be cleared and rebuilt
- schools to be free up to 14 years old
- pensions and free care for elderly
What did aneurin bevan stand for
Believed government had a duty to help poor and sick
Hated laissez-faire politics
What did the welfare state provide for kids
- cheap/free milk + food + school dinners
- free education
- free dental care + glasses
Welfare state for adults + families
- free doctors + hospital
- cheap medicine
- sick pay
- family allowances
- unemployment pay
- pensions
- money for those on no / little income
- maternity grants
- training
What welfare state did for elderly
- retirement pensions
- special care homes
- or home help if they preferred
- ‘meals on wheels’ program which gave them free food
When was NHS created
1948
Why was NHS created and why was there support
Created because:
- correlation between poor health and housing
- NIA (1911) was limited, it didn’t cover women/children/elderly
- Economic depression between wars
- People couldn’t afford to see doctors so used family remidies and low-quality medicines
MAIN:
- people thought they deserved free healthcare after many years of suffering and sacrifices during the war
Opposition to the nhs
- local authorities + voluntary hospitals would be taken over
- increased taxes
- high costs
- people didn’t like the extent of government involvement in everyday lives of the people
- BMA feared doctors would lose income
