NHS Foundation Remembered on 60th Anniversary
1st August 2008
Dr Hywel Francis recently met with former Labour leader, ninety-five year old Michael Foot to record his memories of Aneurin Bevan, the Health Minister in 1948 who founded the National Health Service.
Dr Hywel Francis (right) with Michael Foot (centre) and writer Geoffrey Goodman.
Dr Francis said,
'I felt it a great privilege to record the memories of Michael Foot who wrote the famous two volume biography of Aneurin Bevan. The battle to establish the NHS was an important one. After all this was the first free health service in the world.'
The recording has now been deposited at the South Wales Miners' Library in Swansea University.
