The Establishment Of The Beverage Commission (1948)
In January 1948 when the Health Secretary Aneurin Bevan proposed the establishment of the Nation Health Service most politicians and professionals felt he was not serious as they felt it was politically possible and will put a strain and the current social welfare system. Professionals in the medical field also felt it will impact on their status as professionals working under the government umbrella, the doctors also felt the will lose money and their freedom will be threatened when NHS is introduced, however in June 1948 the NHS commissioned and it came into been. The NHS was welcome by mostly people in the middle and lower level in the country as they were the people who could not afford the health services that were around before the introduction
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This led to an amendment to the law in 1834. The Poor Law Amendment act of 1834 was to address the inequities and the approaches to health and social care within England (Linsley, 2011). In 1941 the Beverage commission was setup to look at the rebuilding of England after the Second World War and how to address issues such as illness, diseases, ignorance and social insurance related issues. The Beverage report was published in 1942 in which it recommended the establishment of the NHS, National Insurance, family assistance allowance, compulsory contribution that will ensure health delivery is free at the point of delivery, council house provision, free education for all and a bureaucratic system of government department to administer and manage the proposed institutions. The Beverage report formed the biases for the establishment of a modern welfare state (Covington, 2008). This report and the experience gained from the Poor Law act formed the road map upon on which the labour formulated and proposed the formation of the NHS. After the commissioning of the NHS in June 1948 it …show more content…
In 1977 a committee chaired by Sir Douglas Back form to look at the trends within the NHS, it reported that there was a decline in the mortality rate of people in the higher social-class level but none on the for people in the lower level. The report concluded that health care didn’t overcome social and economic differences (Budrys, 2009). In Health Service Act (1990) was introduced to move community care from health authority to local social service authority, this lead to a more localized care (Glover-Thomas, 2002). There was also the Health Act of (1999). In line with the government vision of decentralizing the Health Service the Health and Social Act (2012). This act proposes the formation of commissions and boards to manage the funds and administration of NHS service locally and introduce private sector participation in the provision of health (BBC
This led to an amendment to the law in 1834. The Poor Law Amendment act of 1834 was to address the inequities and the approaches to health and social care within England (Linsley, 2011). In 1941 the Beverage commission was setup to look at the rebuilding of England after the Second World War and how to address issues such as illness, diseases, ignorance and social insurance related issues. The Beverage report was published in 1942 in which it recommended the establishment of the NHS, National Insurance, family assistance allowance, compulsory contribution that will ensure health delivery is free at the point of delivery, council house provision, free education for all and a bureaucratic system of government department to administer and manage the proposed institutions. The Beverage report formed the biases for the establishment of a modern welfare state (Covington, 2008). This report and the experience gained from the Poor Law act formed the road map upon on which the labour formulated and proposed the formation of the NHS. After the commissioning of the NHS in June 1948 it …show more content…
In 1977 a committee chaired by Sir Douglas Back form to look at the trends within the NHS, it reported that there was a decline in the mortality rate of people in the higher social-class level but none on the for people in the lower level. The report concluded that health care didn’t overcome social and economic differences (Budrys, 2009). In Health Service Act (1990) was introduced to move community care from health authority to local social service authority, this lead to a more localized care (Glover-Thomas, 2002). There was also the Health Act of (1999). In line with the government vision of decentralizing the Health Service the Health and Social Act (2012). This act proposes the formation of commissions and boards to manage the funds and administration of NHS service locally and introduce private sector participation in the provision of health (BBC