Medicine - Developments in patient care Flashcards
Who cared for patients in the medieval time?
monks and nuns
What were Leper hospitals?
Were people with leprosy were cared for
What were almshouses?
Places for the poor and elderly
Why did monasteries disappear in the early modern period?
Henry VIII left the Catholic Church and started the Church of England, making England Protestant which meant Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries
What were the five London hospitals and why?
‘royal hospitals’ as the monarch funded them.
What did the St. Bartholomew’s hospital do?
served the poor
What did the St. Mary Bethlehem hospital do?
cared for the mentally ill
What did the St. Thomas’ Hospital do?
cared for sick poor, and those with STDs
What did the Christ’s Hospital do?
looked after the poor
What did the Bridewell Hospital do?
attached to a prison, cared for poor
What were endowed hospitals?
paid for by local charities or town councils
During the Enlightenment hospitals became places where doctors TREATED disease, rather than simply where the sick were cared for
What was the Education Act (1906)?
provided free school meals
What was the Old Age Pensions Act (1908)?
helped old people by giving them a small pension.
What was the National Insurance Act (1911)?
gave insured workers free medical care and sick pay.
What was the Beveridge Report 1944?
Said government needed to play a bigger role to improve people’s lives, including providing healthcare for everybody, and extending national insurance to more people.
