Claim: Dewar Report is written in clear language and was commissioned in 1910 to overcome the difficulties of implementing the forthcoming National Insurance Act 1911 (originally a system of health insurance for industrial workers in Great Britain).
Evidence: The report was commissioned in 1910 to overcome the difficulties of implementing the forthcoming National Insurance Act 1911 in the crofting communities. The National Insurance Act 1911 created National Insurance, originally a system of health insurance for industrial workers in Great Britain based on contributions from employers, the government, and the workers themselves. The report is written in clear language and many of its findings continue to have relevance to how medical services are planned and financed in Scotland and beyond.