Sixty Years of the NHS

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1. The National Health Service came into being on July 5th 1948. Which city was home to the first NHS hospital? Birmingham Liverpool London Manchester

2. Who was the man responsible for the setting up of the NHS? Clement Atlee Sir Stafford Cripps Aneurin Bevan Ernest Bevin

3. When the NHS was originally introduced, it was partly funded by every working person through their National Insurance payments. True False

4. In which year were NHS prescription charges introduced? 1972 1962 1952 1968

5. In 1962 a particular operation was performed in an NHS hospital for the first time. It was carried out to replace which part of the body. Knee Liver Hip Heart

6. The NHS is not just about making ill people better. It also helps people where corrective or invasive measures are not required. In 1978 one such procedure produced a particular result. Which treatment was it? Cancer screening I V F CT scans MRI scans

7. In 1953 Watson and Crick published their results into the structure of DNA, a discovery that was to have far reaching consequences for the NHS. In which year were they awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine? 1955 1960 1958 1962

8. In the early 1990's the NHS in England and Wales underwent a radical change in its organisation. What system was introduced? NHS Trusts General Managers Organ donor register NHS Direct

9. In the last few years of the 20th Century several initiatives were introduced into the NHS to make some services easier for the public to access. Which of the following was not one of the changes? NHS Direct National donor register NHS walk in centers Patient choice

10. Within the NHS, what is the meaning of PCT? Passive Computerised Tomography Personal Cardiac Treatment Primary Care Trust Private Coronary Treatment