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Health provision 1918-45 - Coggle Diagram
Health provision 1918-45
Lack of change
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1911 NI Act - government relied on 'Approved Societies' to collect subscriptions and pay medical costs
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By 1939, they had trained over 100,000 people to deal with gas attacks expected in the event of a war
1911 Act excluded wives, widows and children of poor workers
Big events such as the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in the summer of 1925, for over 16,000 people suffering from accidents or illness
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Ministry of Health was set up in 1010 but it lacked the authority and political will to change the system
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Hospitals
A national survey in 1938 showed a shortage of beds, buildings and equipment, trained consultants
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1929 Local Government Act empowered PACs to take over and develop the infirmaries into proper hospitals
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There were 1,100 voluntary hospitals but these were smaller and staffed by visiting consultants or GPs
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