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The NHS in numbers: Then and now

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As the NHS turns 60, BBC News is giving it a health check. Watch out for reports, features and analysis on TV, radio and the web.

In 60 years, the NHS has burgeoned into one of the biggest employers in the world, with well over a million people working for it.

NURSES

Graphic showing number of nurses in the UK in 1948 and 2007/8

GPs

Graphic showing number of GPs in 1948 and in 2007/8

HOSPITAL CONSULTANTS
Graphic showing number of consultants in the UK in 1948 and 2007/8



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THE NHS AT 60
TOP STORIES
Call for prescription charge end
Darzi review proposes big shake up
Darzi review: At-a-glance
Infections 'the biggest NHS fear'
PROFILES
Born on the day of inception
'Everybody was so welcoming'
Top doctor for six decades
'We used to get coal for new mums'
Still a sceptic after 60 years
FEATURES
Do the French do it better?
Japan wrestles with ageing problem
Coming to work for the NHS
A family of NHS staff
Matron gives modern NHS a check-up
ANALYSIS
The NHS in numbers: Then and now
The NHS - an easy birth?
The struggle for control
Does the NHS have a future?
A four-way split on the NHS
Timeline: the key dates
Sixty years of the Scottish NHS
HAVE YOUR SAY
How would you change the NHS?
AUDIO/VIDEO
Audio Slideshow: The NHS at 60
The NHS at 60 - in video
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