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Free FreeThe NHS had been established by the post-war Labour government in 1948. By 1951, there were already heavy pressures on health spending. In addition, after the Korean War broke out in 1950, Britain decided to rearm. In his budget, the Chancellor, Hugh Gaitskell, sought to balance his budget by imposing charges on false teeth and spectacles. Two cabinet ministers resigned in protest – Aneurin Bevan, architect of the health service, and Harold Wilson, the future Prime Minister. The crisis provoked a running battle between Left and Right in the Labour Party which lasted for over forty years.
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2015-09-22 2015-09-22 Europe/London The National Health Service Crisis, 1951 A talk about the funding crisis that hit the NHS in 1951 and lead to the resignation of two government ministers. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2015/09/22/the-national-health-service-crisis-1951-62402 Museum of London,150 London Wall,London,LondonLocation
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150 London Wall,
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London,
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London,
London,
EC2Y 5HN
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