History of the National Health Service He established the State Medical Service Association which held its first meeting in 1912 and continued to exist until it was replaced by the Socialist Medical Association in 1930. Before the National Health Service was created in 1948, patients were generally required to pay for their health care. Free treatment was sometimes available from Voluntary Hospitals. Some local authorities operated hospitals for local ratepayers (under a system originating with the Poor Law). The London County Council (LCC) on 1 April 1930 took over from the abolished Metropolitan Asylums Board responsibility for 140 hospitals, medical schools and other medical institutions. The
Homeopathic hospitals in the National Health Service for by the NHS. Following guidance from NHS England management that NHS spending on homeopathic treatments should cease, and that GPs should be advised to "de-prescribe" the treatments for existing patients, the British Homeopathic Association brought a lawsuit against the NHS. In 2018, the High Court ruled in favor of NHS England. , Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital, now renamed the Centre for Integrative Care, is the only remaining NHS hospital offering homeopathic treatment, with an annual budget of £1.7m. NHS homeopathic hospitals included: Homeopathic hospitals in the National Health Service The UK National Health Service has historically supported a number of