shoshana levy kampos. now we move to britain two years later in 19118, and the creation after the second world war of one of britain's most cherished institutions, the national health service. for the first time, all would be able to access free universal healthca re. witness has been speaking to olive bellfield, who was a nurse when it began. i had always — it was a great thing that i wanted — was to be a nurse. anyone asked me, you know, what you want to do when you grow up? i'd always said, i want to be a nurse. i started nursing when i was 18 in 19115. you were then accepted for 12 weeks. you lived within the nurses‘ home. and of course it's so exciting. it sounds a bit ludicrous now, but, you know, when you think, you got your uniform, which was pink. if we passed, that was it. we could then carry on and become our ambition of nursing. and, you know, joy upon joy, it happened. newsreel: britain's doctors, hospitals and health centres come under state control in the £152 million a year national

shoshana levy kampos. now we move to britain two years later in 19118, and the creation after the second world war of one of britain's most cherished institutions, the national health service. for the first time, all would be able to access free universal healthca re. witness has been speaking to 0live bellfield, who was a nurse when it began. i had always — it was a great thing that i wanted — was to be a nurse. anyone asked me, you know, what you want to do when you grow up? i'd always said, i want to be a nurse. i started nursing when i was 18 in 19115. you were then accepted for 12 weeks. you lived within the nurses‘ home. and of course it was so exciting. it sounds a bit ludicrous now, but do you know, when you think, you put on your uniform, which was pink. if we passed, that was it. we could then carry on and realise our ambition of nursing. and, you know, joy upon joy, it happened. newsreel: britain's doctors, hospitals and health centres come under state control in the £152 million a year n