The main concept of the NHS welfare provision is to promote equality, human rights and social justice. The two ideologies dominated the state welfare are the Social democratic and the New Right approach with a great influence from the Charitable Organisation Society (COS), William Beveridge, Aneurin Bevan, Enoch Powel, reports written by Porritt,Seebohm and David Ennals not forgetting political parties , the Conservative and Labour Party. In 1869, the COS was established by Lord Litchfield and social reform thinkers, including Octavia Hill, Lord Shaftesbury, William Gladstone, John Ruskin, Cardinal Manning and Beatrice and Sidney Webb, all of whom were both affluent members of society, and saw it as their duty to help those less fortunate. They believed that the neediest families did not receive the support they required and concluded that secular relief had to be centrally
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Beveridge discovered what he referred to as, the five giants - squalor, disease, ignorance, idleness and want. The after-effect of war could have been the cause of those giants because after the war there were no enough jobs, many were ill from fighting in the war, homes were destroyed and the morale was low. Beveridge suggested that the universal system be introduced on the basis of right and equality. In 1945, Aneurin Bevan (father of the NHS) proposed the idea for a free healthcare system for all. The National Health Service Act was implemented in 1946 and NHS came into operation in 1948. The delay was caused by the Tory party who favoured Laissez-Faire ideology. Faire believed that people should have the responsibility of looking after themselves and their families rather than rely on the state. Besides, the medical profession did not want to lose money or lose control of their practices because of fear of being controlled by the government. (Leathard, 1991) (Powell,
Beveridge discovered what he referred to as, the five giants - squalor, disease, ignorance, idleness and want. The after-effect of war could have been the cause of those giants because after the war there were no enough jobs, many were ill from fighting in the war, homes were destroyed and the morale was low. Beveridge suggested that the universal system be introduced on the basis of right and equality. In 1945, Aneurin Bevan (father of the NHS) proposed the idea for a free healthcare system for all. The National Health Service Act was implemented in 1946 and NHS came into operation in 1948. The delay was caused by the Tory party who favoured Laissez-Faire ideology. Faire believed that people should have the responsibility of looking after themselves and their families rather than rely on the state. Besides, the medical profession did not want to lose money or lose control of their practices because of fear of being controlled by the government. (Leathard, 1991) (Powell,