The History of the NHS and Social Care

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These topics open out from the timeline. Each one explores a specific idea, case, or turning point in this chronicle.

Poor law medical relief 1601 onwards

Poor law medical relief human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Poor law medical relief system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Workhouse infirmaries 1800s to 1948

Workhouse infirmaries human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Workhouse infirmaries system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Voluntary hospitals 1700s to 1800s

Voluntary hospitals human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Voluntary hospitals system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

District nursing 1800s onwards

District nursing human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy District nursing system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Public health reform 1800s

Public health reform human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Public health reform system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

School health service 1900s onwards

School health service human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy School health service system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Health visitors 1900s onwards

Health visitors human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Health visitors system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

National Insurance Act 1911

National Insurance Act human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy National Insurance Act system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Beveridge Report 1942

Beveridge Report human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Beveridge Report system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

National Health Service Act 1946

National Health Service Act human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy National Health Service Act system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Medical opposition to the NHS 1946 to 1948

Medical opposition to the NHS human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Medical opposition to the NHS system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

The NHS is born 1948

The NHS is born human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy The NHS is born system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

National Assistance Act 1948

National Assistance Act human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy National Assistance Act system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Post war hospitals 1950s

Post war hospitals human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Post war hospitals system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Prescription charges 1952 onwards

Prescription charges human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Prescription charges system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Guillebaud Report 1956

Guillebaud Report human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Guillebaud Report system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Antibiotics and vaccination 1950s to 1960s

Antibiotics and vaccination human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Antibiotics and vaccination system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Thalidomide and drug regulation 1957 to 1962

Thalidomide and drug regulation human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Thalidomide and drug regulation system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Mental health in the NHS 1959 onwards

Mental health in the NHS human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Mental health in the NHS system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Mental Health Investment Standard 2010s onwards

Mental Health Investment Standard human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Mental Health Investment Standard system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Hospital Plan 1962

Hospital Plan human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Hospital Plan system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Dialysis and transplantation 1960s onwards

Dialysis and transplantation human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Dialysis and transplantation system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Seebohm Report 1968

Seebohm Report human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Seebohm Report system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

GP Charter 1966

GP Charter human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy GP Charter system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS reorganisation 1974

NHS reorganisation human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS reorganisation system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Community Health Councils 1974

Community Health Councils human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Community Health Councils system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Griffiths management reforms 1983

Griffiths management reforms human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Griffiths management reforms system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Black Report 1980

Black Report human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Black Report system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS and Community Care Act 1990

NHS and Community Care Act human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS and Community Care Act system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS Continuing Healthcare 1990s onwards

NHS Continuing Healthcare human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS Continuing Healthcare system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Griffiths social care review 1988

Griffiths social care review human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Griffiths social care review system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Closure of long stay hospitals 1980s to 1990s

Closure of long stay hospitals human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Closure of long stay hospitals system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Internal market 1990s

Internal market human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Internal market system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

GP fundholding 1991 onwards

GP fundholding human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy GP fundholding system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Patient's Charter 1991

Patient's Charter human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Patient's Charter system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Direct payments 1996

Direct payments human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Direct payments system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS Plan 2000

NHS Plan human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS Plan system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Agenda for Change 2004

Agenda for Change human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Agenda for Change system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS Direct 1998 onwards

NHS Direct human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS Direct system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Wanless Review 2002

Wanless Review human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Wanless Review system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NICE 1999

NICE human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NICE system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

National Service Frameworks 1999 onwards

National Service Frameworks human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy National Service Frameworks system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Foundation trusts 2003

Foundation trusts human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Foundation trusts system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

PFI hospitals 1990s to 2000s

PFI hospitals human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy PFI hospitals system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Personalisation in social care 2000s

Personalisation in social care human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Personalisation in social care system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Personal health budgets 2010s onwards

Personal health budgets human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Personal health budgets system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Care Quality Commission 2008

Care Quality Commission human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Care Quality Commission system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Health and Social Care Act 2012

Health and Social Care Act human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Health and Social Care Act system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Francis Report 2013

Francis Report human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Francis Report system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Martha's Rule 2024 onwards

Martha's Rule human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Martha's Rule system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Patient Safety Commissioner 2022 onwards

Patient Safety Commissioner human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Patient Safety Commissioner system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Austerity and social care pressure 2010s

Austerity and social care pressure human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Austerity and social care pressure system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Care homes and the care market 1990s onwards

Care homes and the care market human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Care homes and the care market system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Dilnot Commission 2011

Dilnot Commission human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Dilnot Commission system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Care Act 2014

Care Act human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Care Act system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Social care charging Now

Social care charging human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Social care charging system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Carers recognition 1995 onwards

Carers recognition human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Carers recognition system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Mental Capacity Act in care 2005

Mental Capacity Act in care human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Mental Capacity Act in care system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2009 onwards

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Better Care Fund 2015

Better Care Fund human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Better Care Fund system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Delayed discharge 2000s onwards

Delayed discharge human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Delayed discharge system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Winterbourne View 2011

Winterbourne View human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Winterbourne View system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Learning disability mortality review 2010s onwards

Learning disability mortality review human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Learning disability mortality review system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Learning disability annual health checks 2000s onwards

Learning disability annual health checks human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Learning disability annual health checks system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Oliver McGowan training 2020s

Oliver McGowan training human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Oliver McGowan training system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Four UK health systems 1999 onwards

Four UK health systems human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Four UK health systems system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS Long Term Plan 2019

NHS Long Term Plan human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS Long Term Plan system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS 111 and urgent care 2010s

NHS 111 and urgent care human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS 111 and urgent care system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Marmot and health inequalities 2010 onwards

Marmot and health inequalities human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Marmot and health inequalities system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Health inequalities now Now

Health inequalities now human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Health inequalities now system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

COVID and care crisis 2020 onwards

COVID and care crisis human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy COVID and care crisis system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Care Act easements during COVID 2020

Care Act easements during COVID human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Care Act easements during COVID system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Virtual wards 2020s

Virtual wards human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Virtual wards system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

COVID vaccination programme 2020 onwards

COVID vaccination programme human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy COVID vaccination programme system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Health and Care Act and ICSs 2022

Health and Care Act and ICSs human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Health and Care Act and ICSs system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Integrated Care Boards 2022 onwards

Integrated Care Boards human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Integrated Care Boards system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Workforce and waiting lists 2020s

Workforce and waiting lists human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Workforce and waiting lists system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Community Diagnostic Centres 2020s

Community Diagnostic Centres human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Community Diagnostic Centres system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

GP access crisis 2020s

GP access crisis human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy GP access crisis system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Primary Care Networks 2019 onwards

Primary Care Networks human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Primary Care Networks system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Ambulance delays 2020s

Ambulance delays human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Ambulance delays system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS dentistry crisis 2020s

NHS dentistry crisis human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS dentistry crisis system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Unpaid carers crisis Now

Unpaid carers crisis human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Unpaid carers crisis system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Social care workforce Now

Social care workforce human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Social care workforce system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS England abolition plan 2025 onwards

NHS England abolition plan human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS England abolition plan system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Digital health and AI Now

Digital health and AI human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Digital health and AI system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

NHS App and digital records 2010s onwards

NHS App and digital records human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy NHS App and digital records system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

The future of care Future

The future of care human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy The future of care system legacy what this left behind in modern systems

Future of universal care Future

Future of universal care human impact how this moment affected real people, not just policy Future of universal care system legacy what this left behind in modern systems