If you feel anxious during your cervical screening, you are not alone. Breathing exercises like this can help put you at ease. | NHS

On this day in 1948, the NHS was born. Watch to see the story of how the NHS was formed and a variety of collections around the health care sector to explore on Ancestry®. We want to celebrate and thank all the amazing NHS employees from our past and present. Fun fact - Did you know that from 1948, the 1939 England and Wales Register acted as the basis for the National Health Service Register in post war Britain? Head over to the comment section for the links to the collections featured. | Ances

The UK’s National Health Service was formed in 1948 and now celebrations to mark its 72nd anniversary show that it is as important as ever to the country. #NHS workers are being remembered for the way they helped out in the fight against #coronavirus. Here is a timeline of the key events in its history. | CGTNEurope