The National Health Service Report

The National Health
Service Report

Table of Contents
Ques.1 Explain the main social and historical developments that are relating to health and
social care in the UK, from the early 1800s onwards, which led to the establishment of the
NHS in 1948...........................................................................................................................1
Ques2. Evaluate the social and historical circumstances which were generally put forward in
the 1940s for and against the establishment of the NHS........................................................1
Ques3. Account the three founding principles behind the creation of the NHS and make
elaborated and straight link to express how the principles underpinned the services provided
in 1948....................................................................................................................................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

Ques.1 Explain the main social and historical developments that are relating to health and social
care in the UK, from the early 1800s onwards, which led to the establishment of the NHS
in 1948.
Year Information
1800s and after In early 1800s, the United Kingdom involves the developments in
social as well as historical that are related to health as well as social
care which led to creation of the National Health Services includes
some forms of service funded provisions. These are the state
provisions of the social and healthcare in England. In history, the
England was subsequently excommunicated from the catholic
church and in return, the king dissolves the monasteries,
simultaneously removing the main source of care for vulnerable
people. Over time, various measures were introduced to assure
about some forms which empowers and was available to the most
desired people. These such modifications were brought together
under the first poor law. These can be established to care the poor
as well as sick people and providing advantages in the form of
support to the low class people.
Early 1800s In the early 1800s, there were not well developed medical facilities
for the public and lacking which they have to suffer from various
illness or disorders. These diseases can make impact over their
well-being and led to decreased lifestyle facilities and their well-
being also. It is quite difficult for the lower class people to visit the
doctors or pay their high fee for consultations (Adams, 2017).
To overcome all these things, the government has put the step
forward to establish a government funded national health services
organization. The main motive behind the foundation of the
National Health Services are to service the people most likely the
lower class people to provide the free services so that they can
easily as well as routinely check-up their health by their GP. In this,
the National Health Services have been developed as a tax funded
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