1945-1951: Attlee's Government Flashcards
When was the NHS introduced?
1948 (Act in 1946)
How many dentists were there to cater for 47 million people in 1948?
10,000
When was the first local health centre opened?
1952
What happened to spending on the NHS between 1948 and 1951?
Doubled
How many prescriptions were issued in the first year of the NHS?
187,000
What % of the population enrolled with the NHS?
95%
Define austerity.
Policy where the government deliberately hold back living standards in an attempt to limit spending
Give an example of how the Labour party were associated with austerity.
Rationing, High Taxation
Which war had Labour involved Britain in in 1950?
The Korean War
What was the majority of the Labour Party in the House of Commons following the 1950 election?
5
Which individual reformed Conservative Party finances under Attlee’s government?
Lord Woolton
Labour promised to build 200,000 homes per year. How many did the Conservatives promise to build?
300,000
What did the Conservative’s campaign include to deal with rationing?
More red meat
Who was the leader of the Conservative Party in the 1951 election?
Winston Churchill
When was the National Insurance Act introduced?
1946
