f) Why was the NHS created in 1948? What challenges did it face?

Health provision 1918-1939. World War 1 exposed a number of problems with heath and healthcare in Britain. Many men were unfit for service, what % of recruits were unfit for frontline service?

• 10%

• 25%

• 40%

Health provision 1918-1939. World War 1 exposed a number of problems with heath and healthcare in Britain. Many men were unfit for service, what % of recruits were unfit for military service of any kind?

• 10%

• 25%

• 40%

Health provision 1918-1939. World War 1 led to improvements in healthcare. What new discoveries and medical treatments were developed? CHOOSE TWO

• The League of Nations ordered Britain to improve healthcare provision.

• The treatment of burn injury's developed with the first plastic surgery being used to teat facial injuries.

• Netley Hospital pioneered the treatment of shell shock, through talking and occupational therapy

• The Ministry of Health was created in 1919

Health provision 1918-1939. World War 1 led to improvements in healthcare. What development proved that government was wiling to take direct action in healthcare and health policy?

• The League of Nations ordered Britain to improve healthcare provision.

• The treatment of burn injury's developed with the first plastic surgery being used to teat facial injuries.

• Netley Hospital pioneered the treatment of shell shock, through talking and occupational therapy

• The Ministry of Health was created in 1919

Health provision 1918-1939. What government response to the economic legacy of WW1 undermined efforts to improve healthcare?

• The Geddes Axe

• Re-joining the Gold Standard in 1925

• Increasing income taxes

Health provision 1918-1939. Lack of reform of the healthcare system was due to government inaction, more specifically...

• 1926 the Conservative government failed to act on a Royal Commission recommendation to scrap or reform health insurance system.

    

• Some Friendly Societies were small and went bankrupt, leaving customers without medical insurance

• National Insurance Act 1911 did not cover wives, widows and children of workers.

• General Practitioners (GPs) were the first option for medical care. Appointments and medicine cost money meaning many working class people did not use GP services.

• GPs resisted changes as they feared they would lose money through changes to fees they could charge

Health provision 1918-1939. Lack of reform of the healthcare system was due to the privatised nature of the healthcare system, more specifically... CHOOSE THREE

• 1926 the Conservative government failed to act on a Royal Commission recommendation to scrap or reform health insurance system.

    

• Some Friendly Societies were small and went bankrupt, leaving customers without medical insurance

• National Insurance Act 1911 did not cover wives, widows and children of workers.

• General Practitioners (GPs) were the first option for medical care. Appointments and medicine cost money meaning many working class people did not use GP services.

• GPs resisted changes as they feared they would lose money through changes to fees they could charge

Health provision 1918-1939. Lack of reform of the healthcare system was due to ineffective legislation, more specifically...

• 1926 the Conservative government failed to act on a Royal Commission recommendation to scrap or reform health insurance system.

    

• Some Friendly Societies were small and went bankrupt, leaving customers without medical insurance

• National Insurance Act 1911 did not cover wives, widows and children of workers.

• General Practitioners (GPs) were the first option for medical care. Appointments and medicine cost money meaning many working class people did not use GP services.

• GPs resisted changes as they feared they would lose money through changes to fees they could charge

Health provision 1918-1939. Hospitals were ineffective at providing healthcare to everyone 1918-39 because there were few effective institutions, more specifically...

•     The best hospitals, known as teaching hospitals. There were 12 of these prestigious voluntary hospitals in London, such as Guy’s and they were well funded through donations. Outside of London there 1,100 voluntary hospitals but funding was much lower.

    

• Because hospitals relied on fees for financial viability. They needed a quick turnover of patients. Elderly patients and patients with chronic conditions were not cared for.

• Infirmaries were state funded hospitals that had come out of workhouse infirmaries. These were often overwhelmed by elderly patients and those with chronic conditions

• 1929 Local Government Act empowered Public Assistance Committees (PACs)to improve infirmaries but PACs lacked funds to do so in the 1930s

•   All hospitals were privately run and would not admit the unemployed, unmarried pregnant women and the mentally ill.

Health provision 1918-1939. Hospitals were ineffective at providing healthcare to everyone 1918-39 because they were poorly funded, more specifically...

•     The best hospitals, known as teaching hospitals. There were 12 of these prestigious voluntary hospitals in London, such as Guy’s and they were well funded through donations. Outside of London there 1,100 voluntary hospitals but funding was much lower.

    

• Because hospitals relied on fees for financial viability. They needed a quick turnover of patients. Elderly patients and patients with chronic conditions were not cared for.

• Infirmaries were state funded hospitals that had come out of workhouse infirmaries. These were often overwhelmed by elderly patients and those with chronic conditions

• 1929 Local Government Act empowered Public Assistance Committees (PACs)to improve infirmaries but PACs lacked funds to do so in the 1930s

•   All hospitals were privately run and would not admit the unemployed, unmarried pregnant women and the mentally ill.