The history of the NHS

In which year was the National Health Service created?

• 1945

• 1948

• 1979

• 1923

What was the name of the health secretary who created the NHS?

• Aneurin Bevan

• Winston Churchill

• Anthony Eden

• Neville Chamberlain

Which political party created the National Health Service?

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Which of the following are services that the National Health Service offer?

• Mental health care

• General Practice

• Accident and Emergency

• Allied health care (such as physiotherapy)

When the NHS was created what was the average life expectancy of a male?

• 45

• 89

• 65

• 75

When the NHS was created what was the average life expectancy of a female?

• 70

• 45

• 62

• 54

Within the first year of the NHS being introduced approximately how many sets of dentures were distributed?

• 500000

• 1000

• 1000000

• 250000

Name the town in Wales where free healthcare existed in the 1920's which formed the blueprint for the NHS

• Merther Tydfill

• Newport

• Tredegar

• Llandudno

Name the disease that all children were first immunised against during the Second World War

• Measles

• Diptheria

• Tuberculosis

• Meningitis

What was the reason as to why the Conservative government was opposed to the introduction of an NHS?

• Financially cripped by war

• The Conservative government did not want working people to have the same access to healthcare as the middle classes