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2.2 Flashcards

1
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what was welfare like in the early 20th century compared to post WW2?

A

early 20th = sporadic, uneven, voluntary, based on insurance
psot WW2 = comprehensive, NHS, state controlled, based on tax

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2
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what are 2 examples of what welfare was like in the early 20th century?

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Friendly Societies + Voluntary Hospitals

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what did the National Insurance Act (1911) do?

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provided free medical care + 13 weeks’ sick pay for members

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4
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how was the National Insurance Act (1911) limited?

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only applied to certain workers + didn’t cover workers’ families

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5
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how did WW2 expose inadequacies of British healthcare?

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41% of men rated ‘unfit’
10% judged unusable

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6
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when was the Ministry of Health set up + why was it significant?

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1919
it was 1st time gov dept focused on health - showing its a priority

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why was the Ministry of Health limited in significance?

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lacked authority + political will required to radically change the system

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by 1937, how many million workers were covered by state health insurance?

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18 mil

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9
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when was a national system of blood transfusion depots established + what did it continue as?

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1939
National Blood Transfusion Service after 1942

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when was the Emergency Medical Service set up + what did it do?

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1939
treat military personnel + a wider range of civilian casualties

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what did Beveridge describe the NHS as?

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a ‘satisfactory scheme of social security’

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who was Aneurin Bevan?

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Minister of Health in 1945
determined to make a centrally run system by taxation

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when was the National Service Act + what did it do?

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1946
established centralised system of welfare (NHS)

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when did 90% of doctors of the BMA vote against working within the NHS?

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Feb 1948

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why did 90% of doctors (18k) in the BMA finally agree to working within the NHS in July 1948?

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“stuffing their mouths with gold”
- Bevan granted docs a fee for each patient (instead of direct salary)
- he allowed them to retain priv patients

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15
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why did 90% of doctors of the BMA vote against working within the NHS?

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it would undermine their clinical independence
in reality, most were concerned with losing their income

16
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did the NHS help combat disease? (YES)

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  • 1st 10 years, new antibiotic drug made no. of deaths of TB fall (25k to 5k/year)
  • 90% drop in cases of whopping cough, 1970
  • syphilis almost completely eradicated by 1990s
  • NHS began offering MMR vaccine for free
17
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did the NHS help combat disease? (NO)

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  • heart disease + cancer increased 1950s + ’60s
  • arthritis continued being biggest health problem (200k men + 700k women)
18
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how did life expectancy change for men + women ,1950-79?

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men: 66-70
women: 71-75

18
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what was the NHS cost % of GNP in 1950, 1970 + 1990?

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1950 = 4%
1970 = 5%
1990 = 14%

19
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did the NHS succeed in advances in medical science? (YES)

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  • increase in treatments available (1948, only one antibiotic by 1968- 33)
20
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did the NHS succeed in advances in medical science? (NO)

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  • fed higher expectations + demands of healthcare (‘dandruff syndrome’)
  • backlog of cases to deal with 1948, difficult to dedicate time + funds to planning + restructuring
  • no. of staff employed by NHS rose (doubled 1948-79)
21
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what did Bevan’s resignation lead to?

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split in Labour Party

22
Q

when + where did the 1st kidney transplant take place?

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1960
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

23
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when was the pill introduced?

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1961

24
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how many women took the pill in 1962 compared to 1969?

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1962 - <100,000
1969- >1 mil

25
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when was the Abortion Act introduced?

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1967

26
Q

when did the 1st full hip replacement take place?

A

1962

27
Q

where + when did the 1st heart transplant take place?

A

1967
National Heart Hospital, London

28
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when was the CT (computerised tomography) scanner invented?

A

1972

29
Q

why was the CT scanner significant?

A
  • became standard equipment
  • contributed to improved patient care
  • led to increasing costs

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