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"It will keep very many people alive who might otherwise be dead." These are the words of Aneurin Bevan. He was in charge of health in Britain from 1945 to 1951. He had a plan to create a health service for all people living in Britain - whether or not they could afford to pay for care.

Some people are worried about the future of the National Health Service (NHS). It faces lots of challenges.

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At first, the NHS cost £30m each year to run. Now it costs £190bn. Even with so much money spent on it, it is not running smoothly. More than seven million people are waiting for care. And NHS staff have gone on strikeWhen people refuse to work until their demands for changes have been met. over low pay.

Critics say that not enough money is put into the NHS by Britain's leaders.

Yes! Of course it will. Few Britons today can remember a time without the NHS. It is very popular - Britons will do what they can to save it.

No! The NHS has huge problems. It has more people to treat than ever before and staff are struggling. And these problems do not have any easy answers.