Growth of hospitals (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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During which period did British hospitals shift from caring for the dying to treating patients?
During which period did British hospitals shift from caring for the dying to treating patients?
Late 18th & early 19th centuries
By how much did death rates drop in military hospitals after Nightingale's reforms?
By how much did death rates drop in military hospitals after Nightingale's reforms?
From 42% to 2%
What were Nightingale's three main reform areas?
What were Nightingale's three main reform areas?
Cleanliness, organisation, training
Which two influential works did Florence Nightingale publish?
Which two influential works did Florence Nightingale publish?
Notes on Nursing & Notes on Hospitals
What significant institution did Nightingale establish after the Crimean War?
What significant institution did Nightingale establish after the Crimean War?
Britain's first nurse training school
What title did John Hunter earn through his work?
What title did John Hunter earn through his work?
Father of scientific surgery
What three methods did John Hunter emphasise in his surgical approach?
What three methods did John Hunter emphasise in his surgical approach?
Dissection, observation, systematic study
Which famous doctor did John Hunter train who later developed the smallpox vaccine?
Which famous doctor did John Hunter train who later developed the smallpox vaccine?
Edward Jenner
How many specialist hospitals did London have by 1860?
How many specialist hospitals did London have by 1860?
36
What were two types of specialist hospitals that became common during this period?
What were two types of specialist hospitals that became common during this period?
Asylums & fever houses
During which years did the Crimean War take place?
During which years did the Crimean War take place?
1853-1856
What social change ensured medical care for the poor without stigma?
What social change ensured medical care for the poor without stigma?
Separating infirmaries from workhouses