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.