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  • Former NHS nurses, Mary Walker and Sybil Allen
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    Nurses from 1948 are still best friends Jump to media player Sybil and Mary started nursing when the NHS was founded and have been best friends ever since.
    • 06 Jul 18
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  • NHS 70 years
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    The NHS in 70 seconds Jump to media player The National Health Service (NHS) is celebrating its 70th anniversary on 5 July, after being launched in 1948.
    • 05 Jul 18
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  • Keyframe #7
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    Seventy words on the NHS from 70 people Jump to media player BBC News asked 70 people to sum up what the NHS means to them in one word.
    • 05 Jul 18
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  • Prof Nadim Haboubi
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    'Wales is an obesity hotspot' Jump to media player Bariatric physician Prof Nadim Haboubi says Welsh obesity is a "massive issue'".
    • 02 Jul 18
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  • Helen Buckingham, Prof George Crooks and Prof Deirdre Heenan
    Video duration 1:31
    Is the NHS fit for another 70 years? Jump to media player How could the NHS change to be fit for the next 70 years? We asked experts from England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
    • 03 Jul 18
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  • Simon Stevens
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    NHS at 70: How will it save money? Jump to media player Chief executive of NHS England says at least half a billion pounds will be saved.
    • 05 Jul 18
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  • Harold Ellis
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    'I joined the NHS in its first month' Jump to media player Dr Harold Ellis started as a doctor in June 1948 - the same month the health service was created.
    • 03 Jul 18
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NHS at 70: The lifelong friendship of nurses

Sybil and Mary started nursing in 1948, when the NHS first began. They have been best friends ever since.

Here they recount memories of their nursing career.

  • 06 Jul 2018
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