http://www.walesonline.co.uk/ icWales is now WalesOnline. Great new name, same great content. Visit WalesOnline for Wales news, business news, sport, whats on, jobs in Wales and more. en-gb WalesOnline http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/merthyr/2008/07/03/christine-s-sister-act-91466-21215607/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/merthyr/2008/07/03/christine-s-sister-act-91466-21215607/ DESPITE living on the other side of the world, one former NHS worker was determined to see the 60th anniversary marked in her home town. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/merthyr/2008/07/03/how-nhs-careers-run-in-the-family-91466-21215602/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/merthyr/2008/07/03/how-nhs-careers-run-in-the-family-91466-21215602/ THE National Health Service has been a constant part of one family’s life in Merthyr Tydfil. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/merthyr/2008/07/03/nye-had-a-grand-idea-91466-21215604/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/merthyr/2008/07/03/nye-had-a-grand-idea-91466-21215604/ THE creator of the NHS Aneurin Bevan was born in Tredegar in 1897. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/12/prescription-for-a-healthy-nhs-91466-20609283/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/12/prescription-for-a-healthy-nhs-91466-20609283/ The NHS was founded on the principle that it would be free at the point of delivery to all. But 60 years on, can the NHS continue to provide all care to all people in the face of increasing demand and financial pressures? http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/07/changing-role-of-the-pharmacist-91466-20571228/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/07/changing-role-of-the-pharmacist-91466-20571228/ Pharmacists were the first port of call for many sick people before the advent of the NHS. In the past 60 years their role has changed dramatically from pill maker to public health adviser, as Cath Savage explains http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/05/we-are-going-to-tredegar-ise-you-bevan-told-rest-of-the-uk-91466-20557898/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/05/we-are-going-to-tredegar-ise-you-bevan-told-rest-of-the-uk-91466-20557898/ Aneurin Bevan may have been the architect of the NHS, but the inspiration for enduring state-funded healthcare was the Tredegar Medical Aid Society, as Irena Morgan explains. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/03/why-the-health-service-s-architect-aneurin-bevan-deserves-icon-status-91466-20549251/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/03/why-the-health-service-s-architect-aneurin-bevan-deserves-icon-status-91466-20549251/ The NHS celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Chris Jones explains why the health service’s architect, Aneurin Bevan, deserves icon status http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/01/the-nhs-is-the-envy-of-the-world-91466-20544358/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/01/the-nhs-is-the-envy-of-the-world-91466-20544358/ The NHS is 60 and all this week the Western Mail is celebrating the anniversary. Wales played an integral and inspirational role in its development but, as First Minister Rhodri Morgan writes here, Wales’ influence stretched far beyond Nye Bevan http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/01/we-re-facing-tough-decisions-if-the-nhs-is-to-survive-as-bevan-intended-91466-20544080/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/03/01/we-re-facing-tough-decisions-if-the-nhs-is-to-survive-as-bevan-intended-91466-20544080/ As Wales celebrates St David’s Day, the Western Mail launches a series of features to mark the 60th anniversary of the country’s greatest contribution to the wellbeing of every man, woman and child in the UK. Health Editor Madeleine Brindley reflects on the birth of the National Health Service and considers its future