General Election
Retains Ebbw Vale as Labour wins nationally.
Role range: 1929-1960
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Aneurin Bevan Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Aneurin Bevan through 209 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Aneurin Bevan, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
209Distinct records
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1945–1947Years on this page
1945
Minister of Health Appointment
Appointed Minister of Health in Attlee's government.
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Housing Responsibility
Takes responsibility for housing as Minister of Health.
Role range: 1945-1951
Minister of Health Appointment
Becomes Minister of Health in Attlee's government.
Role range: 1945-1951
NHS Policy
Takes responsibility for creating the National Health Service.
Role range: 1945-1951
NHS Policy
Begins to found the NHS
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Building Materials and Housing Act
Building Materials and Housing Act 1945 helps control building materials and housing reconstruction
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Housing Temporary Accommodation Act
Housing Temporary Accommodation Act 1945 supports temporary housing for people affected by wartime shortages
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Water Act
Water Act 1945 reorganises water supply powers and supports public planning of water resources
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Hospital Policy
Moves toward national control of hospitals.
Role range: 1945-1951
Housing Programme
Begins postwar housing reconstruction work.
Role range: 1945-1951
Local Authority Debate
Rejects full local authority control of hospitals.
Role range: 1945-1951
Medical Profession Talks
Begins difficult negotiations with doctors and consultants.
Role range: 1945-1951
NHS Cabinet Planning
Shapes Cabinet plans for a national health service.
Role range: 1945-1951
Universalism
Insists the service should cover the whole population.
Role range: 1945-1951
1946
Hospital Nationalisation
Proposes transferring hospitals to national ownership.
Role range: 1945-1951
National Health Service Bill
Introduces the National Health Service Bill.
Role range: 1945-1951
National Health Service Bill
Introduces the National Health Service Bill to Parliament.
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Housing Subsidies Act
Secures housing subsidies to support local authority building.
Role range: 1945-1951
NHS Second Reading
Defends the National Health Service Bill at second reading.
Role range: 1945-1951
National Health Service Act
The National Health Service Act receives Royal Assent.
Role range: 1945-1951
National Health Service Act Royal Assent
The National Health Service Act receives Royal Assent, giving statutory authority for the new comprehensive health service in England and Wales.
Role range: 1945-1951
National Health Service Act
Secures Royal Assent for the National Health Service Act.
Role range: 1945-1951
Hospital Nationalisation
Bevan publishes the NHS Bill
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
National Health Service Bill
Bevan publishes the NHS Bill
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
National Health Service Bill
During the committee stage of the Bill Bevan reveals that teaching hospitals will retain their autonomy. Bevan publishes the NHS Bill
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Furnished Houses Rent Control Act
Furnished Houses Rent Control Act 1946 controls rents for furnished lettings and creates tribunal procedures
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Housing Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
Housing Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1946 supports housing subsidies and postwar construction
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
National Health Service Act
National Health Service Act 1946 establishes a comprehensive health service for England and Wales
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
BMA Opposition
Faces organised British Medical Association opposition.
Role range: 1945-1951
Central Health Services Council
The NHS Act establishes the Central Health Services Council as a professional advisory body able to advise the Minister on the development of health services.
Role range: 1945-1951
Consultant Private Practice
Allows consultants to retain private practice rights.
Role range: 1945-1951
Executive Council Framework
The legislation creates executive councils to administer family practitioner services, including general medical, dental, pharmaceutical and ophthalmic care.
Role range: 1945-1951
General Practitioner Negotiations
Faces strong opposition from general practitioners.
Role range: 1945-1951
Hospital Ownership
Insists hospitals should transfer to public ownership.
Role range: 1945-1951
Regional Hospital Board Structure
The NHS legislation establishes regional hospital boards to plan and administer hospital services across large areas once the new service begins.
Role range: 1945-1951
Teaching Hospital Autonomy
Accepts special arrangements for teaching hospitals.
Role range: 1945-1951
Teaching Hospital Governance
The NHS framework provides separate boards of governors for major teaching hospitals, preserving a distinct administrative role within the national system.
Role range: 1945-1951
Tripartite Structure
Builds the service around hospitals, family doctors and local health duties.
Role range: 1945-1951
1947
Appointed Day Order
Fixes 5 July 1948 as the launch date for the NHS.
Role range: 1945-1951
Records, sources and methodology
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