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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
Name
Institution Affiliation

 National Health Service is an all-inclusive public-
health service that operates under the
government.
 It was established in 1946 through the National
Health Service Act (Bump, 2015).
 Health services are free for the whole Britain’s
population except some certain minor charges.
 Health services are provided by three groups.
 The NHS is primarily financed by taxes and other
small contributions and patient fees (Bump, 2015).
Introduction

 The Great Depression of early 1930’s was a major
factor that saw many Britain people unable to
afford basic healthcare that they dearly needed.
Many were in adverse poverty (Garland, 2016).
 The end Second World War also saw many
people, both soldiers and civilians who were in
great need of healthcare services but could not
afford it. Food was rationed and children
withdrawn while all aspects of national lives were
under government control (Sturgeon, 2014).
Social factors

 The Old Age Pension act of 1908 was the first state
pension funded through general taxation.
 The National Act of 1911 provided lower paid families
who earned less than E160 with compulsory insurance.
 A maternity benefit was offered and free medical care
provided by the government, employer and employee.
 Lord Dawson’s report of 1920 to the minister of health
on a detailed need for a health facility that is cohesive
and unified.
 William Beveridge in his 1942 report he vowed that he
would get rid of disease, ignorant, idleness and squalor
out of Britain (Bump, 2015).
 Later Clement and Bevan oversaw the introduction of
NHS.
Political factors