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
Women's ice hockey in Great Britain of national teams. In August 2006 both teams travelled to Prague for a training camp, followed by a tournament in Pilzen which saw the Senior Team play their way to a silver medal. Details of all Home Internationals known are shown below: The overall records of the teams are therefore: Team Great Britain is the national side that represents the UK in firstly the European Championships followed by the IIHF World Championships. Below is a guide to GB's performances year by year. Only 'competitive' games (challenge matches ignored) are counted for the records. Team GB re-entered the world of international