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
Association of Belarusians in Great Britain Association of Belarusians in Great Britain The Association of Belarusians in Great Britain () is an organisation in the United Kingdom uniting members of the Belarusian diaspora. After the end of World War II, several thousand ethnic Belarusians landed in Britain. Most of these people were former soldiers of the Polish Anders Army. In 1946 the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain was established. The organisation had branches in London, Manchester and Bradford, it owned several buildings including the Belarusian House in London. Under the support of the association, the Anglo-Belarusian Society was established in 1954 with the aim to