Treatments Flashcards
When was the National Health insurance act?
1911
Who paid for NHS?
Where workers, employers and government must pay for NHS and pay into a sickness fund
What happened if a worker fell ill?
Received 10 shillings and a week up to 26 weeks off and free medical care
What were initial problems of national health act
Children could now be treated for minor problems before any lasting damage
Government were responsible for 2700 hospitals
More people were visiting their GPs
How did advanced xrays male treatment possible
Could target and shrink Timor’s growing inside the body using radiotherapy. Combined with chemotherapy it’s an effective treatment for many cancers
When was NHS introduced
1948
How did NHS help society
Less women died after childbirth
Life expectancy increased
Offers advice about smoking etc
What was the NHIA?
Offered full pay to ill workers
How did smaller cheaper machines make treatment possible
Procedures like dialysis and heart biapasses have become more widely available
How have robotics made treatment possible
Better prosthetic limbs are now produced which is partly in response to soldiers surviving bomb attacks
How has microsurgery made treeatment possible
It reattaches tiny nerve endings and blood vessels
Keyhole surgery help make treatment possible?
Using tiny cameras and narrow surgical instruments allow surgeons to operate inside the body through tiny incisions and has quicker healing time
Robotic surgery help made treatment possible?
Surgeons can use computers to control instruments in the body allowing more precise surgery with smaller cuts
