History A-Level
The impact of the NHS on access and inequality
What The impact of the NHS on access and inequality means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The NHS improved access and reduced financial barriers, but rising costs, prescription charges and regional inequalities persisted.
Topics that use The impact of the NHS on access and inequality
- Creating a welfare state, 1918–79 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- The role of war in promoting social reform
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