Healthcare in the 21st century (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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NHS's reputation in post-war Britain
NHS's reputation in post-war Britain
Most significant achievement of Britain's welfare system
Early NHS success in maternal & child health
Early NHS success in maternal & child health
Reduced infant mortality & childhood illnesses dramatically
Early NHS infrastructure achievement
Early NHS infrastructure achievement
Modern hospitals with up-to-date medical technology
NHS's new healthcare approach
NHS's new healthcare approach
Preventive healthcare - stopping diseases before they develop
Diseases eliminated by NHS vaccination programme
Diseases eliminated by NHS vaccination programme
Polio and tuberculosis
% of NHS costs covered by National Insurance
% of NHS costs covered by National Insurance
Only about 10%
How Bevan persuaded doctors to join NHS
How Bevan persuaded doctors to join NHS
Promised new hospitals
Change to NHS funding in 1950s
Change to NHS funding in 1950s
Prescription charges introduced
Four key modern NHS challenge areas
Four key modern NHS challenge areas
Cost, ethics, litigation, and effectiveness
Definition of ethics in healthcare
Definition of ethics in healthcare
Decisions about what is right and wrong in medical treatment
Definition of litigation in healthcare
Definition of litigation in healthcare
Taking legal action against healthcare providers
Pharmaceutical industry's impact on NHS access
Pharmaceutical industry's impact on NHS access
Expensive drugs create two-tier system based on wealth
Year NHS was established
Year NHS was established
1948
Ongoing NHS funding issue
Ongoing NHS funding issue
Funding remains inadequate for level of demand