health insurance in uk
Its is David Lloyd George who introduced in 1911 the National Insurance Act in which a reasonable amount was taken off an employees salary and in return they were granted to the right to benefit from free healthcare. This system however was only for the people who were employed.
United Kingdom National Health System was created in 1946 as a result of the welfare state reform policy.
Before this date the healthcare was for the rich only and unless you were able to get free treatment through either teaching Hospitals or charity there was very little option available.
A large number of doctors were at first opposed to the idea of the NHS providing free public health care.
The minister of health Aneurin Bevan succeeded in convincing Healthcare profession of the benefits the National Health System was going to have upon the National Health care system currently in force... http://insurance-car.ucoz.com/news/health_insurance_in_uk/2013-07-03-4359
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