The NHS at 60

The NHS at 60: 60 images

To commemorate the NHS' 60th anniversary, two photographers were given unique access to NHS services.

'I qualified on July 5 1948'

Dr John Marks, former chairman of the BMA, was one of 120 medical students who qualified on July 5 1948.

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‘I was a nurse in 1948’

Candy Baker, 77, has volunteered in the NHS for most of her life.

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Video: the new NHS, 1948

This short, animated 1948 film was made to introduce the new NHS and explain how it would work.

Did you know?

Some little-known facts and figures about the NHS, its staff, patients and landmark events.