What four proposals did Bevan’s NHS Bill contain?
- All hospitals would be taken over and put under thirteen regional health boards. These would be controlled by MoH.
- All doctors would be paid a salary, instead of receiving fees for each of their patients.
- Doctors would not be allowed to set up new practises in areas where there were already doctors.
- Doctors would not be allowed to buy and sell practises and with them lists of patients.
What were Bevan’s proposals subject to?
Ferocious attacks from the medical professions.
What did the BMA threaten to do?
Boycott the NHS if Bevan’s plans went through unchanged.
What did the BMA set up?
A campaign to fight the NHS Bill. It was led by two doctors.
Why was Bevan likened by Hitler?
He was attempting to enforce changes without consultation.
What was Bevan’s response to opposition?
Take a more moderate line = without the support of doctors the NHS would not work.
What two concessions did Bevan make?
- consultants can work part-time for the NHS and so continue with private patients
- consultants are able to use private beds in NHS hospitals to treat their private patients.
What happened in 1947?
A poll organised by BMA showed that 40,814 doctors were against joining the NHS while only 4,735 were in favour.
How did Bevan achieve a majority on “Appointed Day”? 3
- doctors would not be paid solely by salary
- doctors who join would be able to retain private patients and the fees they received for treating them
- gave a publicity campaign.
What happened after Appointed day?
Everyone in Britain was entitled to completely free medical care.
What happened to all the hospitals in the country?
Taken over by the government and doctors were paid by the state.
What did the MoH announce in October 1949? 3
- 187,000,000 prescriptions provided
- 5,250,000 pairs of glasses prescribed
- 8,500,000 people had dental treatment
