Change and Continuity
Overall, what changed and what stayed the same during the modern period?
| Changed | Continued |
|---|---|
| Individuals led the way to improve people’s health. | Rich people still benefitted over the poor until more recently. |
| Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. | Some diseases remain hard to detect and treat, and are resistant to antibiotics. |
| Florey and Chain continued Fleming’s work with money form the government and support from America. | The government are still expected to support the nation’s health. |
| Paul Ehrlich discovered magic bullets. | Alternative medicine and herbal remedies are still used. |
| Aneurin Bevan the NHS in 1948 | |
| William Beveridge, Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree collected evidence on deprivation linked to health. | |
| Two World Wars led to change, including the development of blood transfusions and portable X-rays. | |
| Harold Gillies transformed plastic surgery during WW1. | |
| The government became actively involved in public health. | |
| Science and technology revolutionised medicine, introducing scans, surgical techniques and cloning. | |
| New ideas spread due to rise of technology in media and the internet. | |
| Since the 2000s, food, alcohol and inactivity have had an impact on people’s health. |
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