Lecture Notes- Prescription Charges Flashcards
What year did the government propose the introduction of prescription charges for eyes and teeth?
1951
What was the immediate cause of the introduction of prescription charges?
The cost of rearmament for the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950
What did people say happened to the balance of government spending?
It switched from welfare to warfare spending
Who were the three resignations over the introduction of the charges?
Aneurin Bevan
Harold Wilson
John freeman
What did Bevan say about the nhs in in place of fear, 1952?
A free health service is pure socialism
When was the NHS fully implemented?
1948, it was free at the point of need and paid for using progressive taxation
Who described the public atmosphere as having a feeling of never again, with the view that labour with the NHS was building Jerusalem?
Peter Hennessy in 1992
What was an issue with giving all services away for free?
- The NHS experienced unprecedented demand, and costs escalated
- If you don’t charge a price for services then you must ration them
What did Bevan do in 1950?
March 1950, demanded more money to cope with the rising demand, and threatened resignation
Why was Stafford cripps’ introduction of an overall ceiling for spending on the NHS significant?
It was unprecedented, prior to this british governments had never put a cap on spending
Why did Britain send troops to Korea?
Attlee feared the USA losing interest in the defence of Europe (isolationism) if her allies did not contribute
What did Bevan do when he realised the proposed rearmament program was too ambitious?
Threatened resignation, again
What happened is October 1950 that was significant?
Cripps resignation due to ill health, Hugh Gaitskell became chancellor of the exchequer
What did Bevan think about Gaitskell
He was not a proper socialist and he lacked roots in the labour movement
What happened in March 1951
Ernest Bevin resigned as foreign secretary, Attlee replaced him with Herbert Morrison, a right winger
