SHS The Welfare State - NHS

When was 'The Beveridge Report' written?

• 1942

• 1943

• 1944

How many copies did The Beveridge Report sell in its first month of publication?

• over 2,000

• over 100,000

• over 20,000

The Beveridge Report said that people had the right to be free of the 'five giants' that could ruin their lives. Which answer below is NOT one of the 'five giants'?

• disease

• want (need)

• ignorance

• guilt

• idleness

Which answer below IS one of the 'five giants'?

• revision

• dancing

• squalor (very poor living conditions)

• rudeness in others

What did The Beveridge report suggest the government should do?

• look after people from the 'cradle to the coffin'

• look after people from the 'cradle to the grave'

• look after people from the 'nursery to the elderly care home'

Who is this?

• Clement Atlee

• William Beveridge

• Aneurin Bevan

When was the National Health service created?

• 1948

• 1949

• 1950

Who opposed the National Health Service?

• The government

• The doctors

• The politicians

How did Bevan win over the opposition?

• Said they did not have to join

• Promised them a salary and allowed then to treat private patients as well

• Got rid of anyone who opposed

Why is the NHS not totally free today?

• Working people have to pay for doctor's prescriptions and dental treatment

• You have to pay a yearly subscription

• People are living longer