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Post-1945 Migration: NHS Recruitment

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GCSE
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This worksheet explores the significance and factors influencing NHS recruitment from post-1945 migration, encouraging students to categorize, rank, and justify the importance of different factors.

Topics covered:

#Post-1945 Migration
#History
#Identify key factors influencing NHS recruitment from post-1945 migration
#Significance & Factors
#NHS Recruitment
#Standard
#Categorize factors into Political, Social, Economic, and Religious groups
#Compare the significance of different factors
#Justify the ranking of factors with supporting evidence

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Post-1945 Migration: NHS Recruitment

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Introduction to NHS Recruitment Post-1945

Source A: Government Report, 1960

'The NHS faced staffing shortages due to increasing demand for healthcare services. To address this, recruitment policies aimed to attract workers from abroad, especially from Commonwealth countries.'

Provenance: Official government report on NHS staffing strategies in 1960.

1.
Explain why the NHS needed to recruit workers from abroad after 1945. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Compare the political and economic factors that influenced NHS recruitment after 1945. Which was more significant? Justify your answer with evidence. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
B

Categorizing Factors Influencing NHS Recruitment

Source B: Personal Testimony

'Many of us came to Britain in the 1960s because there were jobs available and the NHS needed staff. We felt welcomed and part of a new community.'

Provenance: Testimony of a migrant nurse, 1970.

1.
Categorize the factors that encouraged migration to work in the NHS from Source B into Political, Social, Economic, or Religious groups. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Outline why economic factors were significant in attracting healthcare workers from abroad. Provide evidence from the sources. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
C

Ranking and Justifying Factors

Source C: Academic Analysis

'The most significant factor in NHS recruitment was the political will to address staffing shortages through migration policies. Social and economic factors played supporting roles.'

Provenance: Academic article, 1980.

1.
Which factor do you think was MOST significant in NHS recruitment from post-1945 migration? Explain your choice with evidence. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
2.
Compare the importance of social and economic factors in NHS recruitment from post-1945 migration. Which was more influential? Justify your answer. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
D

Summary and Reflection

Reflect on how different factors combined to influence NHS recruitment from post-1945 migration. Consider political, social, economic, and religious influences and how they interacted to shape migration patterns.

1.
Explain how political and economic factors worked together to promote NHS recruitment from abroad. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Analyse the role of religious factors in encouraging migration to work in the NHS. Use evidence from the sources or your own knowledge. (6 marks)
[6 marks]

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