Seven new hospitals are built – deliberately sited away from towns and cities which might be bombed.
New wards and theatres are added to existing hospitals. Within three years, it more than doubles the number of general hospital beds in Scotland.
Whole new specialities were established and a truly innovative scheme in preventive medicine introduced.
It is unique in Britain - state medicine on an unprecedented scale in modern hospitals with modern equipment and is run directly by the Scottish Office in Edinburgh.