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70 Years of the NHS
A history of the NHS since 1948 to present day.
information was taken from NHS Choices: https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/nhshistory/Pages/the-nhs%20history.aspx
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Ash Howson
⟶ Updated 14 Dec 2017 ⟶
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David E. Swithenbank timeline
A timeline of events throughout David E. Swithenbank's life ...
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Events
Birth of the NHS
DNA structure revealed
Polio and diphtheria vaccinations programme launched
Smoking and cancer link established
Daily hospital visits for children introduced
First UK kidney transplant
Contraceptive pill is widely made available
First full hip replacement
The Abortion Act is introduced
Britain's first heart transplant
British woman gives birth to sextuplets after fertility treatment
CT scans revolutionise the way doctors examine the body
Endorphins are discovered
The world's first IVF baby is born
The first successful bone marrow transplant on a child takes place
MRI scans introduced
Keyhole surgery used for first time
The Black Report
Improved health of babies
Britain’s youngest liver transplant patient
First AIDS health campaign
NHS Community Care Act
Breast screening introduced
First 57 NHS trusts established
NHS Organ Donor Register is set up
NHS Direct launched
NHS walk-in centres introduced
Primary care trusts launched
First successful gene therapy
Extended patient choice
NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme launched
Vaccination of babies against pneumococcal meningitis begins
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme
Smoking ban
Introduction of robotic arm leads to groundbreaking heart operations
NHS turns 60
HPV vaccination programme
NHS screening anniversary
Relaunch of the antibiotics awareness campaign
Launch of NHS 111 pilots
The Health and Social Care Bill
Successful trial of an artificial pancreas
First man in the UK to receive an artificial plastic heart
The Health and Social Care Act 2012
Increasing patient choice of GP practices
The new NHS
E-cigarettes to be regulated as medicines
The National Health Service 65th anniversary
Commonwealth Fund publishes update to the 2010 Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall report
