Free health care for all at the point of service
Free hospital treatment
Ambulance services were set up to cope with emergencies
Maternity care and child welfare services led to big improvements in children's health
NHS vaccinations wiped out many childhood killer diseases, eg TB, Polio, and Diphtheria
New hospitals with modern facilities and specialist services were built or planned
Specialist services such as eyes, dentistry were all initially provided for free. In the first year five million pairs of spectacles were dispensed and eight million dental patients were treated. However, charges were introduced in 1950
Prescriptions were initially provided free but charges were introduced in 1950
