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
Health Service Journal editor of the year in the business media category. In 2014 "HSJ" was named PPA business magazine of the year. In 2014 "HSJ" was named PPA business magazine of the year. In 2017, HSJ won best online media property or brand: B2B and HSJ Solutions won best digital launch at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards. In the same, year the Professional Publishers Association awarded HSJ Solutions, Digital Innovation Of The Year (Business Media) at the PPA Awards. Health Service Journal Health Service Journal (HSJ) is a news service which covers the British National Health Service, healthcare management and health policy.