If you go back to the 1946 NHS Act you will see that the aim of the new health service was to improve both the physical and mental health of the country
Nye Bevan, the inspirational founder of the NHS, believed that improved and sustained mental health was key for the nation to thrive.
I have had a long association and appreciation of the NHS for most of its 70 years. I was born at home in Liverpool in 1962 with the help of a midwife and our family’s GP.