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National Health Service Act Royal Assent

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1946

Aneurin Bevan6 November 1946

London · Government / Labour Party Government

The National Health Service Act receives Royal Assent, giving statutory authority for the new comprehensive health service in England and Wales.

Names involved

Aneurin Bevan

Provenance

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