P&C: NHS@75
Consultation has concluded

On 5th July 2023, the NHS celebrates its 75th birthday. Since it was founded in 1948, it has evolved and developed into one of the largest and most respected healthcare systems in the world. It provides a wide range of services to millions of people that are free at the point of use for everyone.
This 75th anniversary is a significant milestone; an opportunity for all of us to appreciate and reflect on its importance in providing healthcare services to everyone.
However, it is also important to acknowledge the challenges that the NHS currently faces, and how it will inevitably shift and develop over time to meet these difficulties as effectively as possible.
NHS@75 is all about working together to help shape our future NHS. It’s a collaborative conversation, in which we hope to include everyone who would like to take part. We would welcome your thoughts, ideas, insights, and suggestions, and we hope you’ll want to join in with this.
There are three big areas that we’d like to ask you about:
- How far has the NHS come in 75 years?
- Where is it now?
- What would you like from it in the future?
Your contributions to this conversation, no matter how brief or in-depth, are important. We want an honest discussion; recognising what is difficult, as well as celebrating what is going well.
We welcome anything you’d like to share with us, and we have deliberately asked broad questions to invite a wide selection of experiences, thoughts, and insights from you. The more you can tell us, the more we can learn at this very important time.
Your contributions will help inform findings that will be shared with the NHS in England and its partners, including Amanda Pritchard, the Chief Executive of the NHS.
Now, it’s your turn – please let us know what you think.
This engagement will be presented to the NHS Assembly, with the aim of seeking consensus on the future development of the NHS as it advises the NHS England Board.
Thank you for your participation in this vital conversation.
Clare Gerada and Chris Ham
Co-chairs, NHS Assembly