After the Boer War of 1899-1902 proved that people were unfit for military service, there was a massive Modern Public Health The NHS continues today change in government and the Liberal but with ever more party won the election, promising to strain on its finances. improve Public Health Public Health Timeline 1906- Free 1911 – National Insurance 1946- National Health Service School Meals 1908- Old Age Act. This allowed mainly 1918 – Homes for Heroes introduced. Act. This Pensions Act. This MEN in the important jobs This was a popular After the Beveridge report (1944) it allowed gave provision for (mining, shipbuilding, campaign t build new was considered right that the state schools to the poorest have servants) access to health homes after the war to should help people from ‘Cradle to Grave’. This led to the NHS which is provide meals some help after care if they fell ill. It also get soldiers out of the ;Free at the point of delivery’. This to the most the age of 75. allowed for Labour slums. It was not that Exchanges so they could find successful however as included both men and women as poor. work. They paid from their slum clearances well as children. At the beginning it wages, as did the rich and continued into the 1950s. included dentists and glasses but due government, to cost these were quickly dropped for adults. David Lloyd George Factors in improving Public Health The Liberal Reforms Liberal Opposition to the NHS Government: National Government saw that people These were bought in partly due Reforms People believed it would needed to have some help to get out of poverty. to the Boer War. They were very make the poor lazy War: Not having a strong army in the Boer War popular and won the Liberal William (especially the benefits) worried the government. 1/3 of recruits were unfit for Party a landslide election. Beveridge Doctors were worried they military service. After WW2 the government needed The 1909 People’s Charter The Beveridge would lose money because of to help ALL of the people affected by war, including the loss of private patients the civilians injured as part of the Blitz. (which led to the National Report 1942 Insurance Bill), caused problems (doctors can still work Individual Genius: David Lloyd George was vital to the Aneurin Bevan Liberal reforms and the Bevan report by Beveridge as the Conservative Lords privately today because of called for people to be looked after from ‘Cradle to refused to let it pass. This Creator of the this). Grave’ to improve their standard of living and caused a political crisis, known NHS 1946 People were worried by the government funds. as the constitutional crisis. cost