The UK celebrates 70 years of the NHS Published duration 5 July 2018

The UK is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the NHS, with events including a service at Westminster Abbey and a royal visit in Wales.

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The Prince of Wales met NHS staff at Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan, in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent.

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Aneira Thomas, the first baby born under the NHS, in 1948, appeared as a guest on ITV's Lorraine programme.

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Back in Wales, Nathan Wyburn unveiled his 10m (33ft) by 14m portrait of NHS founder Aneurin Bevan, made out of soil and stone dust.

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Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, met NHS staff and patients during a visit to the Royal Hospital for Children, in Glasgow.

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A service was held at Westminster Abbey, in London, attended by the Countess of Wessex.

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Olive Belfield, 91, a nurse in the first group of NHS recruits, in 1948, was also at the service.

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Freya Lewis, who was injured in the Manchester Arena concert attack, and Jenny Grant, the nurse who treated her, spoke at the service.

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And the Countess of Wessex met Dr Martin Griffiths, an NHS trauma surgeon.

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At Trafford Hospital, in Greater Manchester, nurses took a selfie wearing uniforms representing each decade of the NHS.

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