British people can “take the NHS for granted”, the first ever baby born on the NHS has said as she called for children to be taught about the “national treasure” in schools. At a minute past midnight on July 5, 1948, Aneira “Nye” Thomas became the first baby born on the NHS at Amman Valley Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Mrs Thomas, who was named after the service’s founder Aneurin “Nye” Bevan, said she feels it is her duty to inform people about the work of the NHS. In an interview to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS, and indeed her 75th birthday, Mrs Thomas said that she is “worried” about the future of the service.
She described how there are no more NHS dentists in the village she lives in and the “interaction isn’t the same” with GPs any more. But Mrs Thomas said that the service is our “national treasure” and she feels the NHS will still be around in another 75 years.
