Healers through Time Flashcards
4 Roman Healers
Father:
Ascelpius Priest
Army Surgeon
Hippocratic Doctor
Roman healers with a summary:
Father:
Ascelpius Priest:
Army Surgeon:
Hippocratic Doctor:
Father: Remedies passed through generation
Ascelpius Priest: Supernatural approach
Army Surgeon: Battle wounds
Hippocratic Doctor: Based on 4 humours
4 Medieval Healers
Wise Woman:
Barber Surgeon:
Trained physician:
Apothecary:
4 Medieval Healers with a summary
Wise Woman:
Barber Surgeon:
Trained physician:
Apothecary:
Wise Woman: Herbs, experimentation (mostly poor would visit)
Barber Surgeon: Blood letting using knives (qualifications)
Trained physician: Exams had to be passed, Clinical Observation and astronomy used
Apothecary: Little training, mixed ingredients for physician
5 Renaissance Healers
Wise Woman
Wealthy Woman
Trained Physician
Apothecary
‘Quack’
5 Renaissance Healers with summary:
Wise Woman
Wealthy Woman
Trained Physician
Apothecary
‘Quack’
Wise Woman: Herbal remedies
Wealthy Woman: Care for local families
Trained Physician: Passed University exams
Apothecary: Little training, mixed ingredients for physician
‘Quacks’: Healers with no form of training
6 Industrial Healers:
Wise Woman
Nurse
Pharmaceutical Companies
Trained doctors
GPs
‘Quacks’
6 Industrial Healers with summary
Wise Woman
Nurse
Pharmaceutical Companies
Trained doctors
GPs
‘Quacks’
Wise Woman: Less access to herbal remedies, relied on apothecary
Nurse: Training & quality varied depending on payment
Pharmaceutical Companies: People produced their own medicinal brands
Trained doctors: 1815, doctors had to be trained and examined
GPs: Care for working class
‘Quacks’: Healers with no training
4 Modern Healers pre WW2
Mother
Trained doctor
GPs
Local Charities
4 Modern Healers pre 1948 with summary
Mother
Trained doctor
GPs
Local Charities
Mother: Chemists, herbal medicines
Trained doctor: Only the rich
GPs: Practices set up
Local Charities: Free basic health care
Modern post 1948
NHS: Free health care for everyone
Taxes fund: Emergency services, GPs, Pregnancies, OAP healthcare
When was the NHS set up and by whom?
1948, Bevan
Why was the NHS set up (4 reasons)
Free treatment as reward for war effort
Beveridge’s report in 1991 identified disease as a huge problem
Public demanded better health care system
Government became increasingly concerned about inequalities
Opposition the NHS (3 reasons)
Doctors were afraid they would lose freedom and not make money privately
Many believed that the poor and lazy would get something for nothing and not bother working
Local council didn’t want the government taking them over and removing their control
