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Editor's note
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The NHS is 70 years old today. We have published a series of articles that tell the story of healthcare in the UK, from the eve of the creation of the NHS, right up to the present day. The best place to start is with Maria Goddard’s excellent visual guide to the NHS which explains this complex organisation in eight simple charts.
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Clint Witchalls
Health + Medicine Editor
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Maria Goddard, University of York
Everything you need to know about the NHS, as it enters its 70th year of existence.
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Cam Donaldson, Glasgow Caledonian University
Britain's health service will soon cost £200 billion. Don't mope, it's cause for celebration.
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Barry Doyle, University of Huddersfield; Rosemary Wall, University of Hull
Healthcare in the interwar period in the UK was surprisingly good.
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Theresa May announced a funding boost for the NHS as a 70th “birthday present”.
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Maria Goddard, University of York
NHS England has been given a 'birthday gift' – a gift that's hard to get excited about.
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Steve Thompson, Aberystwyth University
A historian tells what really inspired the NHS.
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Philip Crilly, Kingston University
GPs have been advised to limit prescriptions for certain medical conditions. It could save the NHS a fortune.
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Anne Marie Rafferty, King's College London; Jonathan Grant, King's College London
The NHS could be future-proofed by adopting a model from the Bank of England, according to a student-led commission.
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Sarah Steele, University of Cambridge
The new NHS charging regime will have a severe impact on the most vulnerable people in society.
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