The creation of the NHS in 1948 was the culmination of years of inadequate health care services which needed to be revolutionized

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Description of Assignment: 

Task 1 – Essay ACs 1.1, 2.1, 3.1

 

Essay Title:

‘The creation of the NHS in 1948 was the culmination of years of inadequate health care services which needed to be revolutionized’. Discuss.

 

 

 

  • The reasons for the creation of the NHS.
  • The founding principles of the NHS in 1948.
  • The post war consensus that existed until the late 1970s on the need for a free-at-the-point-of-delivery NHS.
  • The rationale for NHS reform which began in the 1980s.

 

Include referenced citations to support your key points and a full references list (Harvard conventions

DISTINCTION: 

 

GD1: Understanding of the subject

In your essay, you need to provide an in-depth explanation of the broad range of factors which led to the creation of the NHS and the post war consensus, with evidence from a wide range of sources. You will have explained the significance of social justice concerns, the need for a healthy workforce and the impact of war as a catalyst for change. In task two, your work will demonstrate a clear depth of understanding and analysis of the ideological differences in relation to the NHS and its reform.

 

GD2: Application of knowledge

You will provide work that shows you have read around the subject widely and are therefore able to summarise the facts and theories that you have read from the texts succinctly and with consistent accuracy. You will have used appropriate ideological language in both tasks to reflect opposing political views & arguments.

 

GD7: Quality

All parts of your writing will have to be clear and coherent, explaining your facts in full in order to achieve the distinction. Your work needs to show an excellent level of written English which means that your writing needs to be consistently accurate and sequenced in order to clearly convey meaning. Your spelling, grammar and punctuation needs to be virtually error free. Relevant and appropriate ideological terminology need to be used extensively in the correct context. It also needs to adopt a consistent academic tone and be referenced correctly throughout using the Harvard System. A bibliography will show that a wide range of resources have been used, including resources that you have sourced yourself