1900-Present day: Approaches to prevention and treatment Flashcards
What was healthcare like in the first part of the 20th century?
The poor still relied on donations.
There were some developments in Welfare with the National Insurance Act and workers in specific areas creating Mutual Aid Funds.
What has the impact been of the NHS?
Healthcare free at the point of use. “Cradle to Grave” protection.
How has science and technology helped improve access to care?
Early detections of cancers and other serious illnesses.
Equipment has increased the money that the NHS spends on healthcare.
How has science and technology helped advance in medicines?
Better microscopes and dyes: have helped knowledge of pathogens and viruses.
Ultrasounds / MRIs: Have allowed more detailed diagnoses.
How has science and technology helped high-tech medical procedures and surgery in hospitals?
Key-hole surgery: targeted and more complex surgery than ever before.
CT Scans: Allow doctors to see anatomical features that are hidden in X-Rays.
Microsurgery: The first successful kidney transplant happened in 1956, lungs 1963 and livers and hearts from 1967 onwards. Microsurgery made this possible because it is needed to reattach tiny nerve endings and blood vessels
What has the influence of the mass vaccinations campaign been?
Less circulation of disease in the population. Overall healthcare costs are kept down and more lives are saved.
What has the impact of government
lifestyle campaigns?
People make better life choices.
