Y10 Mock mock revision Flashcards
when was the NHS set up
4th of July 1948
what was it set up to do
bring together all medical branches under one organisation to help everyone
how many people had never seen a doctor before 1948
8 million
what was the life expectancy for men before and after the NHS
before - 64
after - 79
what was the life expectancy for women before and after the NHS
before - 66
after - 83
what are the two terms of the NHS
“cradle to grave care”
“free at the point of delivery
why was the NHS set up and who set it up and when
in 1945 the Labour Party won the general election and the PM agreed to put the ideas of Beverage’s Report in action: NHS
what did the phrase “cradle to grave care” mean
the NHS supports you from the moment you are born to the day you die
what does the term “free at the point of delivery” mean
that free healthcare is available to you as and when you need it
so was so impressive about the NHS
it was the most efficient healthcare service
how much was spent on the NHS in 2021
£160 billion
who many people didn’t want the NHS
41000 out of 45000
how much did people have to pay a year for the NHS
£2000
which services are no longer free and when did this happen
in 1952 1 shilling for spectacle prescriptions and £1 for dental treatment
what did Winston Churchill call the NHS
a curse to the country
what does the term postcode lottery mean
that your healthcare defers depending on your location
what did the postcode lottery cause
you have patient neglect
what did the NHS cause
the school leaving age was raised to 15, and there was more free university places
how many new towns were created and when was this
12 new towns by 1948
how many new council homes were built by 1948
280000 every year
in the medieval period who funded the hospitals
the church
how many hospitals were set up in the 12th and 13th century
160
what was the significance of the church for hospitals of the medieval period
still mostly in control, they payed for it and limited progress due to there beliefs
what type of patients did most medieval hospitals look after
sick
old
disabled
or anyone who isn’t able to work
which hospital and when specialised in “poor and silly people” in the medieval period
St Bethlehem in 1247
in the Early Modern period, what happened to the churches power
the church was less powerful but still had some impact
in the medieval period what was the problem with the nurses
the were untrained and unskilled
how were the Early Modern hospitals different to those in the Medieval period
they implement new ways to treat the sick and now had medical hospitals attached
how many new hospitals opened 1720 - 1750
14 new hospitals
in which year did London’s hospital treat 200,000 patients
1800
who opened the first hospital for abandoned children and which year was this
Thomas Coram in 1741
what was so special about Thomas Coram’s hospital
the children were educated there until they were 15
in the 19th century what happened to hospitals and why
they became much cleaner thanks to the work of Louis Pasteur and his discovery of germ theory
what was the biggest killer in hospitals in the 19th century and what was its nickname
sepsis infection, nicknamed hospital gangrene
in which year who created the carbolic acid and what happened to the death rates because of this
Joseph Lister created it in 1871 and it dropped mortality rates from 46% to 15%
in which year who created the steam steriliser
1881 Charles Chamberland
how did Florence drop mortality rates and what were they
40% to 2% by cleaning up hospital wards
when and who wrote the book “Notes on Hospitals”
Florence Nightingale wrote it in 1863
what were the hospitals in the 20th century like
they were places of great science and learning and now had the latest technology
give examples of the new technology used in 20th century hospitals
they used keyhole surgery, radiotherapy and microsurgery
what replaced scalpels and when were they first used
laser surgery replaced scalpels and first used in eye surgery in 1982
in 20th century hospitals what started happening to the patients and why
they started catching routine infections due to antibiotic resistance
in the 20th century hospitals what styles were being called for
people wanted the old style Victorian cleaning
what new things started emerging in 20th century hospitals
superbugs such as the MRSA and norovirus
