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6. Aneurin Bevan (MINISTER OF HEALTH) later admitted he had got the doctors to join the NHS by

  • "Packing the doctors' pockets with gold"
  • "Stuffing the consultants' mouths with gold"
  • "Filling the consultants' mouths with silver"

7. The ??? were against the NHS because they feared doctors would lose money if there were no more private patients

  • BMA
  • CMA
  • DMA

8. In 1949 instead of costing £140 million per year, the NHS was costing ....

  • £500 million a year
  • £400 million a year
  • £200 million a year
  • £300 million a year

9. What percentage of Doctors voted in the BMA ballot

  • 64%
  • 74%
  • 84%
  • 94%

10. ??????? doctors voted against joining the NHS

  • 30, 739
  • 20,675
  • 40,814
  • 50,824

11. In ???????????? the BMA held a ballot of it doctors about whether they should join the NHS or not.

  • January 1949
  • January 1948
  • May 1948
  • May 1949

12. How much more than estimated did the NHS cost?

  • £44 million more than estimated
  • £140 million more than estimated
  • £144 million more than estimated
  • £40 million more than estimated