Medical Care: Impact of the NHS The National Health Service (NHS) was launched in 1948 by the _______________________. Its aim was to provide medical care for the _____________ population of Britain. It was paid for by National Insurance contributions, from ____________ in the same way as tax. It was the largest government intervention in medical care. The new NHS took over existing hospitals and medical services. The ______________________ of the NHS was made up of three parts: Hospitals, managed by regional hospital boards General Practitioners (GPs) and dentists, otherwise known as ________________ care such as the ___________________ service and health visitors Additional services, The government aimed to provide the same level of service for everybody in the country, no matter how rich or ____________ they were. For example, workers earning under a certain amount were already entitled to medical care through the 1911 National Insurance Act. However, this did not extend to ______________ who were at home raising their families. After 1948, women were able to get treatment for ________________ conditions like varicose veins, which might previously have been left untreated. Similarly, children could be treated for minor problems before there was any lasting _______________. organisation entire damage primary wages women ambulance painful government poor Limitations of NHS Improvements made Post-war Britain didn’t have a Improvements made in 1960s lot of money to spend on e.g. plans to ensure hospitals modernising hospitals (many were evenly spread across the built in 19c). country. Managing 1,143 voluntary 1966, GP’s charter introduced, hospitals and 1,545 city encouraging GPs to work in hospitals was a huge group practices with incentives undertaking for the to keep up with medical government. developments.
Medical Care: Impact of the NHS The National Health Service (NHS) was launched in 1948 by the _______________________. Its aim was to provide medical care for the _____________ population of Britain. It was paid for by National Insurance contributions, from ____________ in the same way as tax. It was the largest government intervention in medical care. The new NHS took over existing hospitals and medical services. The ______________________ of the NHS was made up of three parts: Hospitals, managed by regional hospital boards General Practitioners (GPs) and dentists, otherwise known as ________________ care Additional services, such as the ___________________ service and health visitors The government aimed to provide the same level of service for everybody in the country, no matter how rich or ____________ they were. For example, workers earning under a certain amount were already entitled to medical care through the 1911 National Insurance Act. However, this did not extend to ______________ who were at home raising their families. After 1948, women were able to get treatment for ________________ conditions like varicose veins, which might previously have been left untreated. Similarly, children could be treated for minor problems before there was any lasting _______________. organisation entire damage primary wages women ambulance painful government poor Limitations of NHS Improvements made Post-war Britain didn’t have a lot of money to spend on modernising hospitals (many built in 19c). Managing 1,143 voluntary hospitals and 1,545 city hospitals was a huge undertaking for the government. Improvements made in 1960s e.g. plans to ensure hospitals were evenly spread across the country. 1966, GP’s charter introduced, encouraging GPs to work in group practices with incentives to keep up with medical developments.