The National Health Service (NHS) was established in 1948. The NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in the United Kingdom and has made significant contributions to the healthcare industry, providing free healthcare services to UK residents. 1948: Establishment of the NHSn1974: Reorganization of the NHS into regional health authoritiesn1997: Introduction of NHS Direct helplinen2000: Implementation of NHS Plann2010: Introduction of NHS 111 helplinen2020: NHS response to the COVID-19 pandemic