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65 years since NHS began

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the National Health Service - the first system of its kind in the world.

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Labour's warning that NHS is on the 'wrong path'

Despite calling for the NHS to celebrated today, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham has accused the government of taking it down the "wrong path".

Patients and staff have precious little faith that the NHS is safe in this Government's hands.

Cameron's reorganisation has put the NHS on the wrong path - a fast-track to fragmentation and privatisation.

A&E queues have reached their longest in a decade, whilst one in 10 hospitals are under-staffed.

The best birthday present that David Cameron could give the NHS is to stop the privatisation, the postcode lottery and the political campaign to run down the NHS.

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