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 starter activity. How much have you used?. 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. ‘From the cradle to the grave’ - the NHS.  Aims.

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 starter activity

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  1. starter activity How much have you used? 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.

  2. ‘From the cradle to the grave’ - the NHS  Aims To find out why the National Health Service was set up and to assess how popular the organisation was when it was set up

  3.  Your task • Read p.164-166 and list the reasons why it was decided to set up the NHS. • Why did people oppose the NHS? Read p.168 to find out and note your findings. • Who was Nye Bevan? How did he persuade people to support the NHS • Who have benefited most from the NHS?

  4. Slum housing in Glasgow, c.1910

  5. Why were political parties like the Liberals keen to get involved in improvements in public health like the National Insurance Scheme?

  6. Why was there more pressure for a national health scheme during the Second world War?

  7. Reasons for introducing the NHS • Connections between poor health and poor housing • Introduction of National Insurance Scheme, limited didn’t cover women, children, elderly or infirm • Economic depression • People still using family remedies and quack medicines that weren’t very effective • Impact of WWII

  8. Opposition to the NHS • Local authorities & voluntary hospitals would lose powers • Arguments over costs • BMA feared doctors would lose income Labour Minister for Health, Aneurin Bevan visits an NHS hospital

  9. Nye Bevan • Nye Bevan, trade union leader, forceful politician • Consultants guaranteed good salaries and allowed to treat private patients in NHS hospitals • Negotiated special deals with less senior doctors

  10. Benefits of NHS • Life expectancy of women risen from 68-78 • Sulphonamide drugs • Increased role of GP • Offered greater support for families & carers

  11. Problems, problems • Rising cost of drugs • Postcode lottery • Prescription charges introduced in 1950s • Some services, e.g. dental care partly privatised

  12.  Pair work task • Produce your own Beveridge Report on the reasons why Britain should have the NHS. Produce it as an illustrated brochure and include the following: • Explain why it is necessary to introduce the NHS • Outline some of the services on offer • Explain who will benefit • Try to answer some of the potential criticisms of doctors or patients

  13.  Extension task • Have a go at producing an advertisement for the NHS using Photostory.

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