Westminster Abbey Holds Service Celebrating 75th Anniversary Of The NHS

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh arrive to attend the NHS anniversary ceremony as part of the health service's 75th anniversary celebrations at Westminster Abbey on July 5, 2023 in London, England. The NHS was founded in 1948, introduced by Labour's Health Minister Aneurin "Nye" Bevan, and was the first universal health system free at the point of delivery to be available to all. Currently, the NHS has over 1.6 million interactions with people across the UK per day. Nine in 10 people agree that healthcare should be free of charge, more than four in five agree that care should be available to everyone and that the NHS makes them most proud to be British. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt - Pool/Getty Images)