This key facts covers Creating the NHS within The NHS for GCSE History. Revise The NHS in Medicine Through Time for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 4 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 4 of 12 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
Topic position
Section 4 of 12
Practice
8 questions
Recall
4 flashcards
📊 Creating the NHS
| Step | Date | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Beveridge Report | 1942 | Identified "Five Giants": Want, Ignorance, Disease, Squalor, Idleness. Proposed welfare state. |
| Labour victory | 1945 | Attlee's Labour government committed to implementing Beveridge's ideas. |
| NHS Act | 1946 | Passed into law. Set up structure of nationalised healthcare. |
| NHS launched | 5 July 1948 | Free healthcare for all: GPs, hospitals, dentists, opticians. |
| Opposition | 1946-48 | Doctors feared loss of income/independence. Bevan compromised: allowed private practice. |