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Free, good quality healthcare for everyone, from cradle to grave. That was the mission of Britain’s National Health Service when it was founded in 1948. Ask any patient, nurse or doctor how they feel about the NHS now, and you will find that those core values are just as important today as they were 70 years ago. But as much as Britons love the NHS, they also fret about it. Can it survive in its present form, delivering care for free to anyone who needs it, in the face of ever-increasing pressures from an ageing population?