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Dan Snow's History Hit

The Creation of the NHS

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

History

4.713.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

75 years ago this week, the National Health Service was born. Launched by Aneurin Bevan on the 5th of July, 1948, it revolutionised healthcare in the UK by providing free medical treatment for all. Today, it is one of the country's most beloved yet divisive institutions. But how did the NHS come into being in the first place? And how has it shaped our lives in the 75 years since?


Dan is joined by Jenny Crane, a lecturer in Health Geography at the University of Bristol to tell us about how the NHS was created, and the key characters who shaped it along the way.


Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Sending your kids to university can be a roller coaster.

0:03.4

You're partly excited for them, possibly partly excited for you,

0:07.2

probably a bit nervous about letting them feed themselves.

0:10.0

And deep down, wondering if it's too soon to turn their room into a home cinema.

0:14.3

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0:20.4

a place where they belong, with the independence they want,

0:23.6

and the support they occasionally need.

0:25.9

Find their room to thrive.

0:27.8

Search Unite Students Parent Guide.

0:57.8

How to optimize.

0:59.3

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1:02.1

It was super easy to get set up with at-home tests.

1:05.6

I am having my blood glucose measured as we speak.

1:09.1

It's sending a read out to my phone, and I can look at the spikes, the troughs.

1:13.8

I can eat better.

1:15.0

I can work out why I feel sluggish after eating certain things,

1:18.2

and why I feel amazing after eating other things.

1:21.3

And the best thing is I did a bunch of tests at the start,

1:24.0

and all those results are going to come back.

1:25.4

And they tell me amazing things about my health, my gut health, my blood.

1:29.4

I've got to be honest, this does feel like the future personalized,

1:33.5

healthcare, personalized lifestyle advice,

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