History of NHS – 2000-present day The 2000s. NHS Targets (NHS Plan 2000) and Scandals Key events: NHS Plan further developed the Internal Market and formalised targets. One major and two minor NHS reorganisations. 3 major scandals (Bristol, Shipman and Alder Hey). Congestion charge and smoking arguably most influential measures. A lot else happened in […]
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History of NHS – 1980-2000 1980s. Inequalities in Health – Black (1980) and Griffiths (1983) Reports Key events: Black Report confirmed inequalities according to socio-economic status. Griffiths NHS Management Inquiry Report and White Paper ‘Working for Patients heralded the Internal Market in 1990s. One minor NHS reorganisation. HIV/AIDS spread around the world. Seat belts finally made compulsory.c 1980. […]
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History of NHS – 1960-1980 Key Events. Many of the NHS changes in the 1960s and 70s reflected the social change of time, e.g. oral contraception, and the Abortion Act (i.e. part of the changing roles of men and women in post-war society). Other important events included a Ten year plan for hospital building (Hospital […]
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History of NHS – 1948-1960 Mid and later 1940s – NHS launched 5th July 1948 1945 Harry S. Truman orders the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (6 and 9 August) Japan surrendered on 2 September, ending the war 1945 Labour Government (Clement Attlee MP) 1946 (July). Government. National Health Service Act 1946 published. 1947. Government. National Health Service […]
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Early history of NHS – 1900-1948 Like the 19th Century, the first half of the 20th Century focused on public health. But the 1905 Minority Report on the Poor Law and Unemployed also called for a ‘state medical service’. The response to the report started with the National Insurance Act 1911, and the Cave Committee in […]
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Origins and prehistory of the NHS This article describes Pre-Twentieth Century Healthcare, and the Origins (i.e. Prehistory) of the NHS. Even though there was by no means a nationalised state-funded health service, the foundations of what was to come were laid down in the 19th Century. But we start in the 16th Century. Poor Law In the 16th […]
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History of NHS in one sentence It started in 1948, was fairly rubbish (but better than what was before), got too expensive, got better (slowly), worked well for a bit (2005-15), and now its rubbish again .. and we all lived happily ever after .. 🙂 [“Ps actually it didn’t (start in 1948). The 1911 […]
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Mount Etna erupting again – major health dangers What’s happening? Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has erupted again. On 2nd June 2025, another eruption led to a pyroclastic flow possibly caused by the collapse of material from the northern flank of the southeast crater. Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from Italian volcano […]
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10 facts about farting In this article we will describe 10 facts about farting. No matter your gender, age, or nationality, we all have one thing in common. We fart. And burp [“and why not?!” MyHSN Ed. Let it out!”.] 1. Frequency and volume of farts The average person farts between 5 and 15 times […]
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10 OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) facts In this article we will describe 10 revision medical notes about OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). Key Points Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition. It causes a person to have obsessive thoughts and carry out compulsive activity. It is characterised by recurrent, persistent, unwanted, and intrusive thoughts, […]
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