The NHS 1948 - 2008. 60 years on from the founding of the NHS (National Health Service) in England. A memoir of some incidents over that time.

1. Andrew Presents

2. An
Andrew
Production

3. ‘60 Years On’:-
Celebrating the NHS
1948-2008

4. It’s July 5th
1948 :
Clement Attlee has been Labour
Prime Minister since 1945,
Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan is Minister
of Health, and William
Beveridge’s 1942 Report on
social welfare has sold
600,000 copies

5. It’s the birth of the
National
Health
Service

12. Some years on
in the NHS asylum
at Hellingly
in East Sussex...

15. Some got to
leave for a while

24. Back to the
hostel in East Grinstead

29. Following an
umpteenth asylum admission,
a worm turns

43. Under
Care in the Community...

64. On for some Rest & Relaxation

65. Some
Rest & Relaxation

69. A successful afternoon...

90. Safely almost home

95. User Involvement Reprised...

104. Gordon Brown does a great job as
Tony Blair’s Chancellor, and pours
billions into the NHS.
One result is the building of the new
inpatient unit at Hastings. The new
building, new carpets, and new
furniture have a strong effect on
morale :-

109. Local comedy superstar
Jo Brand has opened the unit in
2001 and never mentions giving
injections in the rear during her
time as a psychiatric nurse.
Tastefully, this is also not a
part of her stand-up routine

110. Next up :-

127. Fast forward to
July 5th
2008...
Gordon Brown is Prime Minister, Alan
Johnson is Health Minister
They are proud of 60 years of the
crowning achievement of the British
Labour Movement,
the National Health Service

136. A person-centred approach
prevails in the NHS...
But which person is it
at the centre ?

153. Things are stirring
in day care

178. On to 2013

195. And finally...
(From cradle to grave)

196. ‘I’ll bring you a nice
cup of tea at 9 o’clock’

200. THE END
If only it was...
Don’t hold your breath...