How was the National Health Service created in the late 1940s?

Learning objective – to be able to identify how the National Health Service was created between 1945 and 1979. I can describe some of the ways the National Health Service was created. Grade D I can explain the key ways how the National Health Service was created. Grade B I can explain and make links between the different stages of how the National Health Service was created. Grade A

Starter – What does this cartoon tell us about the problems the government faces in managing the National Health Service?

What are the key themes ……

NHS Reorganisation Act – 1973 Key questions What actions did the government take during the Second World War that helped them take more control over health provision in Britain? What were the key principles behind the National Health Service Act of 1946? What did Aneurin Bevan mean by his quote ‘I stuffed their mouths with gold’? How was the NHS structured in the late 1940s to the 1960s? How did the following developments change the National Health Service – Hospital Plan – 1962 NHS Reorganisation Act – 1973 Resource Allocation Working Party – 1978?

Plenary This word cloud summarises the content of the story of the creation of the National Health Service. In pairs, find the 11 terms in the word cloud and using the PowerPoint your work, list the 11 terms and, for three most important terms, write their relevance to the creation of the National Health Service in two sentences.