hospitals

• Who ran hospitals and monasteries during medieval times?

  The Church
• What was the Church's belief regarding the care of the sick?

  God wanted them to look after the sick
• What was the primary focus of care in medieval hospitals?

  Basic care and prayer
• What did the Church believe was more important than physical care?

  Looking after the soul
• How many hospitals were there by 1400?

  500 hospitals
• What significant change occurred during the Industrial period regarding hospitals?

  Henry VIII closed the monasteries
• Who took over the running of hospitals after the monasteries were closed?

  Local councils
• What was a notable change in hospital staffing during the Industrial period?

  Nurses replaced nuns
• What theory influenced some healthcare during the Industrial period?

  The theory of the four humours
• What type of patients were not allowed in hospitals during the Industrial period?

  Contagious patients
• What were the characteristics of medieval hospitals?

  • Founded by the Christian Church
  • Functioned like care homes
  • Looked after the poor and elderly
  • Patients with contagious diseases were excluded
• What was the primary role of nursing care in medieval hospitals?

  Provided food and rest
• What additional care did nuns provide in medieval hospitals?

  Herbal remedies
• What was the most important treatment in medieval hospitals?

  Prayer
• How many patients did most medieval hospitals care for on average?

  About ten patients
• What type of specialist hospitals existed in medieval times?

  Leper houses
• What happened to many hospitals during the 1530s?

  They closed due to the closure of monasteries
• Which hospital in London was kept open by the city council and charity?

  Bartholomew's Hospital
• How many wards and patients did Bartholomew's Hospital have by the 1660s?

  12 wards and 300 patients
• What roles did nursing sisters and helpers have in hospitals?

  Nursing sisters treated patients; helpers did manual work
• What significant changes occurred in hospitals during the 18th century?

  More hospitals and specialist hospitals were established
• How many patients were treated by London's hospitals by 1800?

  More than 20,000 patients
• What were the limitations of hospitals by 1800?

  • Only treated minor injuries
  • Infectious diseases were not admitted
  • Treatments based on the four humours
• What was London's population by 1700?

  Half a million
• How many hospitals were there in London by 1700?

  Only 2 hospitals