Chapter 5 : Modern Medicine & NHS (1920-1948)

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Who discovered penicillin? And when?

Alexander Fleming - 1928

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Who mass produced penicillin, and when?

Florey & Chain late 1930s-40s (revolutionising infection treatment)

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medical advancements under WW2

Plastic surgery, skin grafts and advanced blood transfusion, brain and heart surgery develop under battlefield pressures

Women continue key roles in wartime medicine

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When was the NHS founded

July 1948

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How was the NHS founded?

Beveridge Report (1942) leads to NHS Act (1946)