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  • Aneurin Bevan giving a speech
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    Who was NHS founder Aneurin Bevan? Jump to media player A look at the life and times of the man considered to be the architect of the NHS.
    • 05 Jul
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  • The soil and dust artwork marks the end of the Bevan Festival 2018 in Tredegar honoring his life.
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    BGT artist draws Bevan on mountainside Jump to media player The soil and dust artwork marks the end of the Bevan Festival 2018 in Tredegar to honour his life.
    • 03 Jul
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  • Aneurin Bevan
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    Bevan and the birth of the NHS Jump to media player Welsh MP Aneurin Bevan founded the NHS in 1948 - an archive look back from its 60th anniversary.
    • 26 Jan 15
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  • NHS is 'special' says and people need to support it, says Bevan's great niece Mary Blake.
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    NHS at 70: 'Proud' of Nye's legacy Jump to media player NHS is 'special' and people need to support it, says Bevan's great niece Mary Blake.
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  • NHS 70 years
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    The NHS in 70 seconds Jump to media player The National Health Service (NHS) is celebrating its 70th anniversary on 5 July, after being launched in 1948.
    • 05 Jul
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NHS at 70: Who was health service founder Aneurin Bevan?

His name is synonymous with the National Health Service and he oversaw its creation.

But who was Aneurin Bevan and what drove him to set up the UK's healthcare system?

  • 05 Jul 2018
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