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Health & Fitness > 60th Anniversary of 'The National Health Service'

60th Anniversary of 'The National Health Service'

Aneurin Bevan
Yesterday, 5th July, marked the 60th Anniversary of 'The National Health Service' here, in the U.K.
Aneurin Bevan who is pictured here, was the 'founder' (he was a 'Welshman)!!!
The health service, has had it's 'ups & downs', but, undoubtedly, it is a wonderful thing the guy developed, making 'treatment' a 'right' not a 'privilege'.
Mind you, nowadays, there has been a lot of what they describe as 'Post Code' lottery systems, whereupon if you 'happen' to live int the 'correct' Post Code, you can expect to be treated a 'tad' faster . . . . .!

posted on July 6, 2008 5:56 AM ()

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Health insurance is so vital and important.

comment by shesaidwhat on July 10, 2008 3:53 PM ()

Say what you will about the Israeli welfare/warfare state, nobody goes without adequate health care and medications. The system has faults, but letting people die in the gutter is not one of them. The Americans abide with a barbaric system. Seeing combat veterans rot at Walter Reade made my stomach churn.

comment by bumpedoff on July 7, 2008 4:41 AM ()

I sure wish we had something like that here.I am uninsured and have been sick.Even if you get help from the county,they really don't treat you.Their answer is, go home and take an aspirin and come back in 6 months.
I'm serious.My girlfriend is going to die soon because of the lack of treatment she has received from the county.