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NHS 75

NHS England CEO Amanda Pritchard reflects on the impact and legacy of the National Health Service in this short video produced to celebrate 75 years of the NHS.

Short documentary 2023 3 mins

Overview

NHS England CEO Amanda Pritchard reflects on the impact and legacy of the National Health Service in this short video produced to celebrate 75 years of the NHS. Recorded outside of Trafford General Hospital, where the NHS was launched on 5 July 1948, Pritchard's speech is supported by clips from archival NHS films which are preserved by the BFI National Archive and are available to view in our NHS on Film collection.

Original title

NHS-75

Director

Tom Randall

Featuring

Amanda Pritchard

Genres

Short documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Subjects

National Health Service

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