The Beveridge Report, Welfare State & NHS Flashcards
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What 5 solutions did Beveridge suggest to fix the problems? (5 points)
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- Universality - all British people would be eligible for benefits
- National Insurance
- Family allowances
- Free health care
- Benefits for the unemployed and sick
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What 5 giant evils did the Beveridge report identify in 1942?
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- Disease
- Ignorance
- Squalor
- Want
- Idleness
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General impact of the introduction of the NHS (4 points)
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- Highlighted how neglected the nations health was before
- Quality of treatment improved
- Number of doctors doubled between 1948-73
- Anaesthetics enabled longer and more complex surgery
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Impact of introduction of the NHS on women (4 points)
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- High quality maternity care, reducing child birth deaths
- Reduced cases of post natal depression and infection
- Midwives and health visitors
- Life expectancy for women rose from 45 to 76 by 1970
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Impact of the introduction of the NHS on children (4 points)
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- Network of school medical services (e.g. School nurses)
- Introduction of free vaccinations
- Social workers
- A fall in infant mortality
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How did the introduction of the NHS affect the need for foreign workers?
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- Due to the expansion of the NHS over a relatively short time there was a huge need for skilled workers such as nurses or doctors
- This meant many immigrants came to work for the NHS
