What happened if you got sick before the NHS?

It's easy to imagine that healthcare didn't really exist for ordinary people in the UK before the NHS came along in 1948. In fact, national and local systems of caring for the sick had been around for at least 1,000 years - even if the standard of the healthcare itself was quite poor for most of that period. Over time, the principles, practices and standards that define today's NHS coalesced into demands for a single, integrated, national institution. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don't miss future episodes! https://www.youtube.com/c/RadicalHist... ☕ Support the channel by buying us a tea/coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RadicalH... 👨 Aneurin Bevan tea towel: https://radicalteatowel.co.uk/tea-tow... COMMENTS are welcome! This is a new project for me, so let me know what you thought of the video in the comments below. I read every single one of them! 🚩 Radical Tea Towel is an online shop I set up with family members years ago. Feel free to browse for amazing Radical History themed gifts 🙂 🇬🇧 https://radicalteatowel.co.uk/​ 🇺🇸 https://radicalteatowel.com/​ 🇨🇦 https://ca.radicalteatowel.com/​ Sign up for Radical History weekly emails (from Radical Tea Towel): 🇬🇧 https://radicalteatowel.co.uk/radical... 🇺🇸 https://radicalteatowel.com/radical-h... 👪 Join the Radical History Facebook community:   / radicalhistory   📸 Instagram:   / radicalteatowel​​   🐦 Twitter:   / radicalteatowel​​   👍 Facebook:   / radicalteatowel   📚 References: The Lancet