The British Healthcare System

The British Healthcare system    

 From The 20^th century until today

Activité 1 :

1)      Free medical care :

-          General practice

-          Advice for contraception

-          Drugs in the hospitals

è Insurance payed by your employers => NHS

2)      Private medicine :

-          Eyes prescriptions

-          Prescription for medicine

-          Private health insurance (10% of the population) -> to avoid

-          Name of a well-know organization => BUPA

è Waiting lists

Activité 2 :

End of the 19^th century : Victoria era (1837-1901) >>> Private Charities

1948 : labour government (1945-1950)>>> Principles free access to GP

1)      Principles :

-          Free access to GP

-          Equality

-          State responsibility

2)      Solutions :

-          Taxes

-          Compulsory contributions

3)      Benefits :

-          Unemployed people

-          Maternity

-          Sickness

-          Retirement

è NHS

1970’s : conservative government (1979 > 1990 : Margaret Thatcher) >>> conservative austerity program =  to cut the welfare spending

Today : a cost-effective system = public + private

The 5 giants’ evils

Squalor     -> Ignorance      -> Idleness      -> Disease      -> want      ->

Housing Education Employment Health Social security

Welfare state = état providence

Allowances = allocations