Disease

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    Zoe Jarvis

    Cards (3)

    • National Health Service 1946

      Provided free universal Health care at the point of service
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    • Positive of National Health Service 1946
      • Every British citizen could receive medical, dental and optical services free of charge. Treatment by GPs and in hospitals was free also
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    • Negative of National Health Service 1946
      • By 1950 the idea of free treatment for all was undermined when charges were introduced for spectacles, dental treatment and prescriptions
      • By 1950 the NHS was costing £358 million per year
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