An interactive history of the NHS and NHS reform

The Nuffield Trust have created an interactive history of the NHS and its reform. The timeline goes back to the creation of the NHS in 1948 and charts the service's development and change, right up to the present day.

You can scroll through the history of the NHS, decade by decade, see key reports and publications, access further information, and watch embedded videos.

The timeline also outlines the current NHS reforms in detail, how they came about and looks at the likely future of change in the NHS. It will be updated when significant changes and developments take place.

New structure of the NHS

Elswhere on the Nuffield Trust's site you can access a set of slides (also available for download) which illustrate the main changes to the structure and accountabilities and funding of the NHS as a result of the 2012 Act. The final slide also outlines the new training and education arrangements.

Never again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

Never again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012:
This book, published jointly by The King's Fund and the Institute for Government and freely available online, explains why and how the Act became law; from the legislation’s origins 20 years ago, through the development of the 2010 White Paper Liberating the NHS to the passage of the controversial Bill through both Houses of Parliament.

It focuses on what Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health, is trying to achieve through the NHS reforms and considers the role the Liberal Democrats played in introducing amendments to the legislation and passing the Bill.

Never Again? draws some early lessons from the process of legislation and change surrounding the reforms and explains why the Secretary of State for Health believes that the NHS will ‘never again’ need to undergo such a huge structural change.

• Book
• Press release
• Related blog from Anna Dixon
• Interactive NHS timeline

Liberating the NHS White Paper: Information on Our Netvibes Site

We have updated our Netvibes site and added a new section on the NHS white paper. You'll find links to the DoH, King's Fund, NHS Evidence and other sites with information on the white paper, as well as feeds with the latest news and comment.

Our Netvibes site is an easy way to stay up to date with developments in UK healthcare and also has a number of other sections covering Primary Care & Commissioning, Public Health, Management, Mental Health, NHS IT and others, as well as national and local news.