Y10 Mock mock revision

Question 1

when was the NHS set up

Answer 1

4th of July 1948

Question 2

what was it set up to do

Answer 2

bring together all medical branches under one organisation to help everyone

Question 3

how many people had never seen a doctor before 1948

Answer 3

8 million

Question 4

what was the life expectancy for men before and after the NHS

Answer 4

before - 64

after - 79

Question 5

what was the life expectancy for women before and after the NHS

Answer 5

before - 66

after - 83

Question 6

what are the two terms of the NHS

Answer 6

“cradle to grave care”

“free at the point of delivery

Question 7

why was the NHS set up and who set it up and when

Answer 7

in 1945 the Labour Party won the general election and the PM agreed to put the ideas of Beverage’s Report in action: NHS

Question 8

what did the phrase “cradle to grave care” mean

Answer 8

the NHS supports you from the moment you are born to the day you die

Question 9

what does the term “free at the point of delivery” mean

Answer 9

that free healthcare is available to you as and when you need it

Question 10

so was so impressive about the NHS

Answer 10

it was the most efficient healthcare service

Question 11

how much was spent on the NHS in 2021

Answer 11

£160 billion

Question 12

who many people didn’t want the NHS

Answer 12

41000 out of 45000

Question 13

how much did people have to pay a year for the NHS

Answer 13

£2000

Question 14

which services are no longer free and when did this happen

Answer 14

in 1952 1 shilling for spectacle prescriptions and £1 for dental treatment

Question 15

what did Winston Churchill call the NHS

Answer 15

a curse to the country

Question 16

what does the term postcode lottery mean

Answer 16

that your healthcare defers depending on your location

Question 17

what did the postcode lottery cause

Answer 17

you have patient neglect

Question 18

what did the NHS cause

Answer 18

the school leaving age was raised to 15, and there was more free university places

Question 19

how many new towns were created and when was this

Answer 19

12 new towns by 1948

Question 20

how many new council homes were built by 1948

Answer 20

280000 every year

Question 21

in the medieval period who funded the hospitals

Answer 21

the church

Question 22

how many hospitals were set up in the 12th and 13th century

Answer 22

160

Question 23

what was the significance of the church for hospitals of the medieval period

Answer 23

still mostly in control, they payed for it and limited progress due to there beliefs

Question 24

what type of patients did most medieval hospitals look after

Answer 24

sick
old
disabled
or anyone who isn’t able to work

Question 25

which hospital and when specialised in “poor and silly people” in the medieval period

Answer 25

St Bethlehem in 1247

Question 26

in the Early Modern period, what happened to the churches power

Answer 26

the church was less powerful but still had some impact

Question 27

in the medieval period what was the problem with the nurses

Answer 27

the were untrained and unskilled

Question 28

how were the Early Modern hospitals different to those in the Medieval period

Answer 28

they implement new ways to treat the sick and now had medical hospitals attached

Question 29

how many new hospitals opened 1720 - 1750

Answer 29

14 new hospitals

Question 30

in which year did London’s hospital treat 200,000 patients

Answer 30

1800

Question 31

who opened the first hospital for abandoned children and which year was this

Answer 31

Thomas Coram in 1741

Question 32

what was so special about Thomas Coram’s hospital

Answer 32

the children were educated there until they were 15

Question 33

in the 19th century what happened to hospitals and why

Answer 33

they became much cleaner thanks to the work of Louis Pasteur and his discovery of germ theory

Question 34

what was the biggest killer in hospitals in the 19th century and what was its nickname

Answer 34

sepsis infection, nicknamed hospital gangrene

Question 35

in which year who created the carbolic acid and what happened to the death rates because of this

Answer 35

Joseph Lister created it in 1871 and it dropped mortality rates from 46% to 15%

Question 36

in which year who created the steam steriliser

Answer 36

1881 Charles Chamberland

Question 37

how did Florence drop mortality rates and what were they

Answer 37

40% to 2% by cleaning up hospital wards

Question 38

when and who wrote the book “Notes on Hospitals”

Answer 38

Florence Nightingale wrote it in 1863

Question 39

what were the hospitals in the 20th century like

Answer 39

they were places of great science and learning and now had the latest technology

Question 40

give examples of the new technology used in 20th century hospitals

Answer 40

they used keyhole surgery, radiotherapy and microsurgery

Question 41

what replaced scalpels and when were they first used

Answer 41

laser surgery replaced scalpels and first used in eye surgery in 1982

Question 42

in 20th century hospitals what started happening to the patients and why

Answer 42

they started catching routine infections due to antibiotic resistance

Question 43

in the 20th century hospitals what styles were being called for

Answer 43

people wanted the old style Victorian cleaning

Question 44

what new things started emerging in 20th century hospitals

Answer 44

superbugs such as the MRSA and norovirus