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WorksheetsThe history of the NHS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
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?
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
