NHS & Liberal Reforms

• William Beveridge proposed free medical treatment, free dental care, free eye-sight treatment and free ospital treatment.
• The NHS was introduced in 1948.
• The NHS introduced: maternity, health visiting, home nursing, aftercare of the sick, health centres, vaccinations, ambulances, family doctors, medicines, dentists and medical research.
• Benefits of the NHS include: the priority of women's health, increased life expectancy for women, reduction of the maternal mortality rate, reduced worry for carers and a large range of health services.
• Opposition to the NHS: local authorities didn't want their hospitals nationalised, enormous cost, doctors didn't want to work for the government as they would be unable to charge for their services. 
• Bevan gained support by: negociating with doctors, promising private treatment opportunities for hospital consultants and using his powerful personality.

The social reforms of the liberal government 1906-1914:

• free school meals provided by local authorities
• school medical inspections
• old age pension act
• services to aid the unemployed in finding work
• national insurance act