From the Emma B site:

"The Act took into national public ownership the 1,771 English and Welsh local authority hospitals and the 1,334 voluntary hospitals. The overall administration of the system was the responsibility of a health minister through regional hospital boards. General medical and dental services were directed through executive councils, with other health services catered for by county and county borough councils.

As a result, from 1948, the NHS provided a wide range of medical services to the public, including: hospital and specialist services, general practitioner (medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical) services, ambulance services and community health services.

Access to these was to be free of charge for UK residents, unless a statute declared otherwise."


Nationalizing the health care industry in Great Britain may have worked, but it is not the right thing for the United States.

We have over 80% of our population saying they are happy with their health care and do not want any major changes, expecting that things would get worse, not better.

We need to improve the system for the other 20%.