NHS

• launched in 1948 by gov
• free - paid for by National Insurance contribution
• to start - not changed much - Britain had no money
• more hospitals in London then rest of England
• GP surgeries not up to date - 25% = unsatisfactory in 1950
• waiting times were long
• 1960's - more hospitals built
• 1966 GP's were up to date
• 1970's - Hi-tech treatments + surgery improved

  • radiotherapy - cancer
  • dialysis - kidney failure
  • prostatic limbs - for loss of limbs being replaces
  • microsurgery - small things
  • robotic surgery
• changes - treatments - :)


  1% of death = infection (1900 = 17%)

  variety of specific effective medicine (1900 = herbal remidies)
• changes - treatment - :(


  new diseases keep appearing - scientists hope to find cures

  no cures for lifestyle diseases

  microbes have evolved to beat some earlier cures
• changes - care - :)


  1948 - NHS = free - this gave everyone access to medical care (1900 = most people cared for at home by women, doctors had to be paid for)

  hospitals were not used to take care of elderly (1900 - hospitals looked after elderly)