Appointed Day 1948

Britain will always remember the fifth of July, forty-eight... the day the Health Service came into being; how could we forget such a date? Everyone thrilled at the gift to the State ~ a scheme fair and equal to all. Prime Minister Attlee with Bevan beside him, helped post-war Britons as never before. Sixty years have now come and gone, with the Health Service surviving the storm, its candle still burning brightly but may be in need of a little reform. A Service Britons are proud of; a lifeline for me and for you, giving freedom of choice to every citizen... without it, what on earth would we do? Joyce Hemsley.