Historical place archive

Park Hospital in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Park Hospital in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records5 event labels3 people1948–1948

Historical events in Park Hospital

1948

5 July 1948
First NHS Hospital
Aneurin Bevan · Labour Party Government

Receives symbolic hospital keys at Park Hospital.

5 July 1948
First NHS Patient
Sylvia Diggory · Labour Party Government

Becomes the first patient treated at the symbolic launch hospital.

5 July 1948
NHS Launch
Aneurin Bevan · Labour Party Government

Bevan opens the NHS at Park Hospital, Manchester; about 90 percent of doctors have signed up.

5 July 1948
NHS Launch
Aneurin Bevan · Labour Party Government

Launches the NHS at Park Hospital near Manchester.

5 July 1948
NHS Opening Speech
Aneurin Bevan · Labour Party Government

Marks the opening of the health service at Park Hospital.

5 July 1948
Park Hospital Launch
Ann Dolan · Labour Party Government

Receives Bevan during the Park Hospital launch ceremony.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Park Hospital. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.