NHS & Welfare State
Questions on the National Health Service, welfare state, social security and healthcare in the UK.
14 questions
Practice these questions →Who was Prime Minister when the NHS was created?
✓ Clement Attlee
When was the National Health Service (NHS) established?
✓ 1948
What was the Beveridge Report?
✓ A 1942 report that provided the basis for the modern welfare state
The Education Act 1944 (Butler Act) introduced:
✓ Free secondary education in England and Wales
What is National Insurance?
✓ Contributions entitling workers to state benefits and NHS access
Can you give blood in the UK even if you live there temporarily?
✓ Yes, as long as you meet the health requirements
What is the Jobseeker's Allowance?
✓ A benefit paid to people who are unemployed and seeking work
The NHS was set up based on what principle?
✓ Healthcare should be free at the point of use for all
The National Health Service was set up in 1948. Which minister led its establishment?
✓ Aneurin (Nye) Bevan
What were the "five Giant Evils" that the Beveridge Report proposed to fight?
✓ Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness
William Beveridge was associated with which political party?
✓ Liberal
Which organisation manages the national blood donation service in England?
✓ NHS Blood and Transplant
What is "Ofsted"?
✓ The Office for Standards in Education — the body inspecting schools in England
What is the purpose of paying National Insurance contributions?
✓ To build entitlement to state benefits including the State Pension and NHS
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