The NHS

Question 1

when was the national health service act proposed ?

Answer 1

1946

Question 2

when was the NHS in service ?

Answer 2

1948

Question 3

who pinoneered the idea of the NHS?

Answer 3

Aneurin Bevan

Question 4

what were the benefits of the NHS?

Answer 4

. free use upfront
. drugs, prescriptions, spectacles and dental all free (originally)

Question 5

who opposed the NHS?

Answer 5

BMA

Question 6

what is the BMA?

Answer 6

British Medical Association

Question 7

how many doctors were against the NHS?

Answer 7

40,814

Question 8

how did anuerin bevan convince the doctors to join the NHS?

Answer 8

’ stuff their mouths with gold’
. allow them to still take private patients

Question 9

how many people had signed up with the NHS?

Answer 9

93% of the population

Question 10

how much more than excpected to run?

Answer 10

£140 million

Question 11

how long did it take the £2 million budget for spectacles to be spent?

Answer 11

weeks

Question 12

how many free prescriptions were issued in 1951?

Answer 12

229 million

Question 13

how much were the annual costs in 1951?

Answer 13

£500 million