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| 1946 | Bevan, Aneurin |  |
| Bevan publishes the NHS Bill |
| During the committee stage of the Bill Bevan reveals that teaching hospitals will retain their autonomy |
| The Health Bill became an Act in the closing months of 1946 |
| 19th Mar Bevan present a summary of the National Health Service Bill is to Parliament |
| 1948 | Bevan, Aneurin | |
| 5th July Bevan opens one of the world's 1st and most comprehensive health services to the British people |
| 5th July By NHS D-Day, July 5, 1948, 90% of doctors had signed up for the new service |
| 5th July Charity hospitals & former poor law hospitals run by local authorities are nationalized |
| 5th July Ends doctors' professional independence & their right to buy or sell general practices |
