National Health Service Act 1946 National Health Service Act 1946 The National Health Service Act 1946 (c 81) came into effect on 5 July 1948 and created the National Health Service in England and Wales. Though the title 'National Health Service' implies a single health service for the United Kingdom, in reality one NHS was created for England and Wales accountable to the Secretary of State for Health, with a separate NHS created for Scotland accountable to the Secretary of State for Scotland by the passage of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947. Similar health services in Northern Ireland were created by the Northern
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