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
National Youth Wind Ensemble of Great Britain and broadcast on CD and Radio. NYWE's acclaimed appearance at the 2000 BBC Proms Millennium Youth Day at the Royal Albert Hall, was broadcast live on Radio 3. National Youth Wind Ensemble of Great Britain The National Youth Wind Ensemble of Great Britain (NYWE) is regarded as one of the top youth wind groups in Europe, and hailed by Timothy Reynish as "one of the best wind groups in the world.". NYWE was originally formed as an élite group of performers from the National Children's Wind Orchestra of Great Britain (NCWO), which still exists today. The group worked under the