Medicine in modern Britain

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1911
National Insurance Bill introduced
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1914-1918
World War I
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1928
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
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1938
Florey and Chain develop the use of penicillin
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1948
The NHS is set up
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1953
Crick and Watson discover the structure of DNA
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penicillin
The first antibiotic drug produced to treat infection
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antibiotic
A drug made from bacteria that kills other bacteria and so cures an infection or disease
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Alexander Fleming
The scientist who discovered penicillin
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Howard Florey and Ernst Chain
Studied penicillin and persuaded pharmaceutical companies and the US government to produce it on a mass scale
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genetics
the study of inherited characteristics
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DNA
the fundamental and distinctive characteristics of each person and the carrier of genetic information
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chromosome
carries genetic information in the form of genes
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hereditary conditions
conditions or illnesses that can be passed from parents to children in genes
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1953
Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Watkins identified, photographed, and named the substance that carried genetic information from parent to child. It was named DNA.
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1953
Crick and Watson discovered the double helix shape of DNA and began finding the parts of DNA which carry hereditary diseases.
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1990
The Human Genome Project is set up by James Watson. Thousands of scientists worked until 2003 to map the human genome, identifying DNA from every part of the body.
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magic bullet
a chemical which targets specific germs that caused disease, whilst leaving the rest of the body unharmed.
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Paul Erhlich
In the late 1800s, he experimented with arsenic compounds to find a cure for syphilis
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1909
A scientist named Hata discovered that compound 606 cured syphilis. It was named Salvarsan 606 and became the first magic bullet.
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The Beveridge Report 1942
William Beveridge published a report about living conditions and how to improve public life. The report was highly influential, especially in the setting up of the NHS.
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Aneurin Bevan
The government’s Minister for Health, credited with the setting up of the NHS.
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The impact of the NHS on women
  • Drastically reduced the number of women dying during childbirth

  • Provided a range of services relating to pregnancy/childcare including midwives, vaccinations and female health visitors.

  • In 1870 the life expectancy for women was 45, but by 1970 it was 76.

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The impact of the NHS on children
  • funded Health Education in all schools to help prevent illness

  • Children benefited from the care their mothers received after pregnancy/birth

  • A network of school medical services was set up which provided medical inspections, school nurses, and vaccinations.

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The general impact of the NHS
* All people could receive free healthcare
* The life expectancy, especially of the poor, increased dramaticlly due to new access to treatment
* Hospitals gained advanced technology and medical equipment
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Criticisms of the NHS
  • there was a high demand and waiting lists became long

  • Due to the increasing population, the demand was overwhelming and some services which were originally free (for example dental care) started to charge again, to keep up with the costs.

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Emphasis on Healthy Lifestyles & government campaigns

  • Emphasis on living a healthy lifestyle to prevent non-contagious diseases

  • Government campaigns including Drinkaware 2014 and Change4Life 2015

  • Smoking dangers discovered and laws put in places e.g. 2005 all tobacco advertising banned & 2006 smoking in public areas banned