Celebrating 60 years of the NHS in Scotland

5 July 2008 marks the 60th Anniversary of the NHS. This website takes a historic journey to show you how the NHS in Scotland has developed over the years. Take a trip through time to see how it has touched the lives of each and every one of us.

My grandmother had all sorts of remedies – she would slap a poultice on your chest to stop you coughing.
Betty Whyteside

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DID YOU KNOW...

Aneurin Bevan visited Park Hospital in Manchester on July 5 1948 – the first day of his new position in the
NHS. . .

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This is Your Life event hosted by the Scottish Government and the Daily Record.

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