WorksheetsSHS The Welfare State - NHS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
