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
Moose International in Great Britain Moose International in Great Britain The Moose International of Great Britain Association (formerly known as The Grand Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose in Great Britain) is a fraternal service organisation, which was run by the Grand Council from 1926 to 2013 until it was replaced by the National Management Committee. The current National President is Albert Skeates. The first Director-General James J. Davies founded the Grand Lodge at his birthplace of Tredegar in Wales. The aims are the same as the Loyal Order of Moose in the United States, which are to help the orphaned and the widowed.