How Nye Bevan’s announcement transformed the UK
Natalie Doyle Nurse consultant, Living with and beyond cancer at The Royal Marsden Hospital
Reflecting on the state of the nation before the health service was born
On 5 July the NHS turned 70 years old. It was a momentous anniversary as very few of us have known, or could even imagine, a health service that you have to pay for. It is timely we reflect on what has been achieved and what we often take for granted.
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