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The founding of the NHS (1948)
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In 1948, Aneurin (Nye) Bevan, the Minister for Health, led the establishment of the National Health Service. The NHS guaranteed a minimum standard of healthcare for everyone, free at the point of use. The post-war government also took major industries such as the railways and coal mines into public ownership, a process called nationalisation.
Memory tip: 1948 NHS, led by Nye Bevan, free at the point of use; railways and coal nationalised.
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In which year was the National Health Service founded?
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