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
Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain of the Forces. On 21 November 1953, a permanent Military Vicariate of Great Britain was established, still always held by titular bishops. On 21 July 1986, it was promoted as Military Ordinariate of (Bishopric of the Forces in) Great Britain, which can either by held by a British diocesan bishop or (as so far) full-time by a titular bishop http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19860421_spirituali-militum-curae.html Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain The Bishopric of the Forces (in Great Britain) is the Latin Church Catholic military ordinariate (non-geographically aligned) which provides chaplains to the British Armed Forces based in Great Britain (UK minus Northern Ireland)