Bevan’s Green Paper

Bevan’s Green Paper, published in 1944 by Aneurin Bevan, was a proposal outlining plans for the UK's National Health Service (NHS). It aimed to create a universally accessible, free healthcare system funded through taxation, ensuring that medical treatment was available to all regardless of income. The Green Paper emphasized preventing illness, promoting health, and integrating services like hospitals and general practitioners under one national organization. This document laid the groundwork for establishing a comprehensive health service that would later become the NHS in 1948, transforming healthcare into a right for every British citizen.