starter activity your teacher will give you a picture showing the different services provided by the...
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starter activity
Your teacher will give you a picture showing the different services provided by the NHS. Put a tick next to the ones you or your family have benefited from in
your lifetime.
How much
have you used?
‘‘From the cradle From the cradle to the grave’ - to the grave’ -
the the NHSNHSTo find out why the National To find out why the National
Health Service was set up and to Health Service was set up and to assess how popular the assess how popular the
organisation was when it was set organisation was when it was set upup
Aims
Your taskYour task
Read p.164-166 and list the reasons Read p.164-166 and list the reasons why it was decided to set up the NHS. why it was decided to set up the NHS.
Why did people oppose the NHS? Read Why did people oppose the NHS? Read p.168 to find out and note your findings.p.168 to find out and note your findings.
Who was Nye Bevan? How did he Who was Nye Bevan? How did he persuade people to support the NHSpersuade people to support the NHS
Who have benefited most from the Who have benefited most from the NHS?NHS?
Slum housing in Glasgow, c.1910
Why were political parties like the
Liberals keen to get involved in
improvements in public health like the National Insurance
Scheme?
Why was there more pressure for a national
health scheme during the Second world War?
Reasons for introducing Reasons for introducing the NHSthe NHS
Connections between poor health and Connections between poor health and poor housingpoor housing
Introduction of National Insurance Introduction of National Insurance Scheme, limited didn’t cover women, Scheme, limited didn’t cover women, children, elderly or infirmchildren, elderly or infirm
Economic depressionEconomic depression People still using family remedies and People still using family remedies and
quack medicines that weren’t very quack medicines that weren’t very effectiveeffective
Impact of WWIIImpact of WWII
Opposition to the NHSOpposition to the NHS
Local authorities & voluntary hospitals Local authorities & voluntary hospitals would lose powerswould lose powers
Arguments over costsArguments over costs BMABMA feared doctors would lose income feared doctors would lose income
Labour Minister for Health, Aneurin Bevan visits an NHS hospital
Nye BevanNye Bevan
Nye Bevan, Nye Bevan, trade uniontrade union leader, leader, forceful politicianforceful politician
Consultants guaranteed good Consultants guaranteed good salaries and allowed to treat private salaries and allowed to treat private patients in NHS hospitalspatients in NHS hospitals
Negotiated special deals with less Negotiated special deals with less senior doctorssenior doctors
Benefits of NHSBenefits of NHS
Life expectancy of women risen from 68-78Life expectancy of women risen from 68-78 SulphonamideSulphonamide drugs drugs Increased role of GPIncreased role of GP Offered greater support for families & carersOffered greater support for families & carers
Problems, problemsProblems, problems
Rising cost of drugsRising cost of drugs Postcode lotteryPostcode lottery Prescription charges introduced in Prescription charges introduced in
1950s1950s Some services, e.g. dental care Some services, e.g. dental care
partly privatisedpartly privatised
Pair work taskPair work task
Produce your own Beveridge Report on Produce your own Beveridge Report on the reasons why Britain should have the the reasons why Britain should have the NHS. Produce it as an illustrated NHS. Produce it as an illustrated brochure and include the following:brochure and include the following:
Explain why it is necessary to introduce Explain why it is necessary to introduce the NHSthe NHS
Outline some of the services on offerOutline some of the services on offer Explain who will benefitExplain who will benefit Try to answer some of the potential Try to answer some of the potential
criticisms of doctors or patientscriticisms of doctors or patients
Extension taskExtension task
Have a go at producing an Have a go at producing an advertisement for the NHS using advertisement for the NHS using Photostory.Photostory.