What provision was in place before te NHS?

Question

What provision was in place before te NHS?

Answer 1

If you were skint you died. If you had money you lived.

Not entirely true but if you had no money the tea leaves in the bottom of a cup could decide your destiny

Answer 2

Before the NHS it was private doctors who charged a fee to each patient, this still happens.

Otherwise some parishes and hospital trusts had a free dispensary for the poor. Look at almes houses.

Answer 3

You paid the doctor

Answer 4

people us to pay into friendly  society to pay hospital and

doctors bills