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#NHS Birthday + charges for the provision of dentures, dentist, glasses (3 years later...)
#NHS Birthday today 7th July 1948
Three years after the founding of the NHS, Bevan resigned from the Labour government in opposition to the introduction of charges for the provision of dentures, dentists, and glasses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service
At its launch by Bevan on 5 July 1948 it had at its heart three core principles: That it meet the needs of everyone, that it be free at the point of delivery, and that it be based on clinical need, not ability to pay.[26]
