NHS Overseas Recruitment NHS Development
This NHS development occurs while Clement Attlee serves as Prime Minister: A major recruitment drive begins in the West Indies to bring staff into the NHS.
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1949 in Great Britain — Page 3
Explore 111 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1949.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1949
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NHS Specialist Services Development
Regional hospital boards begin developing coordinated specialist services so patients can be referred across local hospital boundaries for more advanced treatment.
Nurses Act
Nurses Act 1949 reforms nursing registration and professional regulation
Nurses Act Training Reform
The Nurses Act creates regional nurse training arrangements, strengthening the organisation and oversight of nursing education during the NHS's first years.
Parliament Act
Parliament Act 1949 reduces the House of Lords delaying power over public bills
Patents Act
Oversees patent law consolidation and amendment while serving at the Board of Trade.
Patents Act
Patents Act 1949 consolidates and amends patent law
Player of the Year
FWA Footballer of the Year
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Bob Jackson
With Portsmouth crowned English First Division champions in 1949, Bob Jackson was part of the title-winning side as manager in the squad. The title followed a campaign in which the side built its success through sustained results and teamwork, with Bob Jackson contributing to that collective effort.
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Cliff Parker
With Portsmouth crowned English First Division champions in 1949, Cliff Parker was part of the title-winning side as forward in the squad. The title followed a campaign in which the side built its success through sustained results and teamwork, with Cliff Parker contributing to that collective effort.
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Ernie Butler
Ernie Butler protected the goal in the title-winning side as Portsmouth secured the 1948–49 Football League First Division title. The goalkeeper provided handling, positioning and vital saves behind the defence over the league season.
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Ike Clarke
The 1949 English league championship was earned by Portsmouth with Ike Clarke among the forwards associated with the team. Ike Clarke was part of the attacking unit that won the league and participated in a side that finished above its top-flight rivals.
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Jack Froggatt
Jack Froggatt represented Portsmouth during the season ending in 1949, when the club won the Football League First Division. As a forward, Jack Froggatt provided runs into scoring positions and attacking pressure during the championship season.
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Jimmy Dickinson
Jimmy Dickinson featured in the midfield of the league champions as Portsmouth secured the 1948–49 Football League First Division title. The midfielder linked defence and attack and contributed to the side’s control of important fixtures.
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Jimmy Scoular
Jimmy Scoular represented Portsmouth during the season ending in 1949, when the club won the Football League First Division. As a defender, Jimmy Scoular combined marking and positional discipline with support for passing from the back.
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Len Phillips
With Portsmouth crowned English First Division champions in 1949, Len Phillips was part of the title-winning side as midfielder in the squad. The title followed a campaign in which the side built its success through sustained results and teamwork, with Len Phillips contributing to that collective effort.
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Peter Harris
Peter Harris represented Portsmouth during the season ending in 1949, when the club won the Football League First Division. As a forward, Peter Harris provided runs into scoring positions and attacking pressure during the championship season.
Portsmouth 1949 First Division Title - Reg Flewin
The 1949 English league championship was earned by Portsmouth with Reg Flewin among the defenders associated with the team. Reg Flewin served in the defensive unit of the championship team and participated in a side that finished above its top-flight rivals.
Publication of Herodotus
Publishes a further scholarly work on Herodotus through Oxford's Clarendon Press.
Rationing
Rations for clothing are abolished
Royal Academy
Appointed President of the Royal Academy
Samson and Delilah
Appears in Samson and Delilah
The Concept of Mind
Publication of "The Concept of Mind"
The God That Failed
Edits The God That Failed, a collection by writers disillusioned with communism.
The Grass Is Singing
Lessing moves to London with her youngest son in 1949 and her first novel, "The Grass Is Singing", is published
The Heiress
Stars in "The Heiress"
Their Finest Hour History Volume
Churchill published Their Finest Hour, the second volume of The Second World War.
Turing Joins Manchester Computing Research
Alan Turing worked on programming and theoretical computing after joining the university. The project contributed to an expanding network of engineering expertise.
Unified Quantum Electrodynamics
Shows the equivalence of major formulations of quantum electrodynamics and systematizes renormalized calculations involving electrons.
Wireless Telegraphy Act
Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 regulates wireless telegraphy licensing and offences
Wolverhampton Wanderers Final Success with Cullis
Cullis's Wolverhampton Wanderers lift the cup after a 3-1 final success over Leicester City.
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