Medicine-Key Question 5(patient care) Flashcards
What hospitals were there in the Middle Ages?
Leper hosputals were used to look after people with Lepracy. They were on the outskirts of town and had food and lodging. Almshouses were medieval equivalents to care homes. They mostly looked after old women and widows. Christian hospitals were run by the church and provided basic nursing and quiet conditions.
What was patient care like in the Early Modern era?
Henry VIII ordered the closing down of monastries and so hospitals had to be endowed. For example St Mary Bethlehem and St Thomas’ Hospital were both endowed.
How did Florence Nightingale improve patient care?
In 1854 Florence Nightingale took 38 nurses to Crimea to work in a military hospital. Nightingale cleaned the wards and dresses and changed patients bedding. After 6 months the death rate fell from 42/100 to 2/100 patients. In 1863 she published a book where she said that beds should be spread out and regularly cleaned.
Who else also improved patient care in the 19th century?
Mary Seacole opened the British Hospital in Crimea and she helped with diarrhoea and frostbite. Bets Cadwaladr was a nurse that didn’t get on with Nightingale and she worked in a new hospital cleaning wounds and changing bandages.
What liberal reforms were there from 1902 to 1914?
1906 Womens Compensation Act-compensation for work injuries
1906 Education Act-Free school meals
1909 Labour Exchange Act-Helped people to get back into jobs.
1911 National Insurance Act-Sick and unemployed pay introduced if you pay contributions.
What did the Beveridge report in 1942 say?
They needed to tackle the five evil giants:want, laziness, ignorance, dirt and disease. In 1946 the National Health Service Act proposed setting up a free health service for all.
How did the NHS improve patient care?
It was a health service that was free of charge and every British citizen had medical treatment under one organisation. They provided support from the ‘cradle to the grave’. In October 1949 they said 187 million prescriptions had been written.
