In medieval times, which organisation ran most of the hospitals in Britain?
The government
The Church
City and town councils
Which type of people were most frequently found in medieval hospitals?
Those suffering from illness or disease
Lepers
People living in poverty
In which year was Great Ormond Street children’s hospital founded?
1825
1852
1855
In 1854, Florence Nightingale left Britain to nurse soldiers during which war?
The Napoleonic War
The Boer War
The Crimean War
Which governments were responsible for the welfare reforms of the period 1906–1914?
Labour governments
Liberal governments
Conservative governments
Under the terms of the National Insurance Act of 1911, how much did employees contribute to the scheme each week?
2d
3d
4d
What was the name of the 1942 report which proposed the creation of a free national health service?
The Bevan Report
The Beveridge Report
The Giants Report
In which south Wales town was there an earlier, local version of the NHS in the 1930s?
Tredegar
Swansea
Pontypridd
Who was the first Minister of Health when the NHS was created in 1948?
David Lloyd George
William Beveridge
Aneurin Bevan
In which year were prescription charges introduced, ending the completely free treatment which had been the aim of the NHS?
1952
1962
1982