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6. What was the health minister who had to fight to get the NHS set up?
- Labour minister Aneurin Bevan
- Me
- John Barrowman
7. What did the NHS show?
- That Britain could now announce war on Greenland.
- That British people had been neglecting their health for years.
- That people needed new legs.
8. How did the NHS affect children?
- It showed that they needed to do more exercise to keep fit.
- New school medical services were set up.
- They got to become more healthy.
9. What act was set up in 1948?
- New Housing
- Children Act
- National Insurance
- NHS
10. What act was set up in 1949?
- NHS
- Housing
- Family Allowances
- Children's
11. Women were able to benefit from what in the NHS?
- High quality maternity care
- Free strollers
- A lifetime supply of diapers
12. What act was established in 1945?
- National Insurance
- Family Allowances Act
- NHS
- Town and Country Planning
13. How did prescription numbers change after the NHS?
- Rose from 7 million in 1947 to 19 million in 1951.
- They decreased rapidly.
- They increased slightly but not by much.
14. What were the 5 giant social evils identified by the Beveridge Report?
- Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, Idleness
- Disease, Evil, Hunger, Poor, Ignorance
- Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, Laziness
- Ruin, Poor Health, Money, Want, Squalor
15. When did the NHS come into action?
16. What act was established in 1947?
- Children's
- Family Allowances
- Town and Country Planning & New Towns
- New Housing
17. What did the Black Report of 1980 show?
- The NHS had made no impact.
- That the poorest people's health had declined since the 1960's.
- Black people weren't treated as well as white people.
18. True or False: Hip operations became very common with the NHS.
19. Which acts were established in 1946?
- NHS and National Insurance
- Family Allowances
- New Housing
- Children's
