The National Health Service treated its first patient on 5 July 1948. In the intervening 70 years the healthcare system has transformed dramatically. It is now one of the world’s largest employers, treating more than 1.4 million patients every day in England alone.
Explore how the NHS has changed in 70 years by drawing your guesses on the charts below.
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Sources: Office of Health Economics/Guardian research (Q1), NHS Digital (Q2, Q4), Institute for Fiscal Studies/the Health Foundation (Q3, Q5).
Additional reporting by Alexander Marks; illustrations by Frank Hulley-Jones.
