the new national health service starts, providing hospital and specialist services, medicines and specialistr two the uk was being prepared for the new national health service. the brainchild of this man, aneurin bevan. this is where it all began 70 yea rs bevan. this is where it all began 70 years ago today, and the health secretary, nine bevan, came here in manchester to receive the keys to the hospital from lancashire manchester to receive the keys to the hospitalfrom lancashire county council. that marked the birth of the nhs and the culmination of a truly ambitious plan to create a health service that was free for eve ryo ne health service that was free for everyone and funded by taxation. 0ver everyone and funded by taxation. over the past 70 years the nhs has had its ups and downs but today across the country, celebrations will mark the creation of what's become a very british institution. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: british police say two people who've fallen critically ill were exposed to the same type of nerve agen

bill, soon to come on the statute book. 0njuly 5, the new national health service starts. ces, care of the teeth and eyes, maternity services. nevertheless, the task that lays ahead of us is far greater than what we have already accomplished... aneurin bevan, his main ambition in life was to get the nhs, from his early political career. he just wanted that. and of course so did everybody else. the people who were helped initially would be the poor people. my first ward was a male medical ward. one of the worst instances was a young man, and this young man died. i'd never seen anyone die. i stood and cried. and of course i think i had most of the patients crying. but i can still remember to this day that the ward sister immediately got me out of the ward. and she said, the parents had come, make the parents a cup of tea. and of course they could see i'd been crying. the mother started. and there was i, crying, and she got hold of me and she said, "you've made me feel better than anyone else. " she realised that we were human. and of course they could see i'd been crying. the

while we are looking for savings in the national health service, perhaps my noble friend could explain service does not reclaim crutches, zimmerframes, moon boots etc. wheelchairs even are found in attics of deceased former patients. it seems to me that there must be quite a reserve in your lordship‘s attic! well, i couldn't possibly comment on the latter. my noble friend makes an important point. it is of course right to be judicious with the use of these kind of products. however it is sometimes the case that they are damaged in use and they are not always reliable, which is one of the reasons that they can't always be reclaimed and reused. did the noble minister make of the poll that showed that 66% of british people said they would be prepared to pay more for the provisions of the national health service and what's his view about a hypothecated tax in order to meet those needs? i'm sure the chancellor would have taken that on board and as we plan, he will reveal his decisions in the budget. the nhs in england is to get an extra £20 billion a year by 2023. but a former labour health

while we are looking for savings in the national health service, perhaps my noble friend could explainhe national health service does not reclaim crutches, zimmer frames, moon boots, except, wheelchairs even —— zimmer frames, moon boots, etc, wheelchairs even are found in the attics of deceased former patients. it seems to me that there must be quite a reserve in your lordship's attic! well, i could not possibly comment on the latter! my noble friend makes an important point. it is, of course, right to be judicious with the use of these kind of products. however, it is sometimes the case that they are damaged in use and they are not always reliable, which is one of the reasons that they cannot be which is one of the reasons that they cannot always be and reused. the nhs in england is to get an extra £20 billion each year by 2023. but a former labour health secretary said money would not be enough. can i say to him that it will require massive organisation, radical restructuring and innovation of technology on a massive scale? and that will not be achieved by one party on its own. why,

the national health service is celebrating its 70th birthday today. then the nhs has grown to become the world's largest publicly funded health service, employing 1.5 million people. today staffjoined patients and charities at a service at westminster abbey. many others will attend a service this evening at york minster. and the prince of wales has met patients at a hospital in blaenau gwent. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. 70 years old, and the nhs is still going strong. at the christie hospital in manchester, a patient who has relied on the nhs for all of her 70 years. as a baby, jeanjones was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. she's been treated here ever since. i always think of the people who were around before the nhs, how they used to think, we either have a meal on the table or we call the doctor. you know, that sort of thing. and i think about all the treatments and all the medication i've had over the years, and it will have cost a fortune. a more formal commemoration took place at westminster abbey, with a recognition of

understand that there is a bond between ordinary working class people in britain and their national health service so to come out and openly say actually we're privatizing it for months you're very nice we're politically very unpopular thing to do however is the reality which is why i think it's so important that while we celebrate seventy is of the n.h.s. it isn't just given over to the tories so what washed it into what they wanted to be and the truth is told about national health service which is there is power for pound the most efficient model for delivering care however that has been fundamentally undermined by a series of problem market privatization measures. do it because. i think one. other day for the religious when everyone seems to support it anyway because the narrative needs to be shifted it's great that people want to celebrate their health service but they need to be presented with an alternative to the one that we currently have one of people waiting for treatment in corporate office because there aren't any beds for them to go to one where you've got people have a mental health

the new national health service starts, providing hospital and specialist services, medicines and drugscond world war, the uk was being prepared for the new national health service, the brainchild of this man, aneurin bevan. this is where it all began 70 years ago today, symbolically, at least. and the then health secretary, nye bevan, came here in manchester to receive the keys to the hospital from lancashire county council. that marked the birth of the nhs and the culmination of a truly ambitious plan to create a health service that was free for everyone and funded by taxation. over the past 70 years, the nhs has had its ups and downs but today across the country, celebrations will mark the creation ini948, in 19118, joyce thompson was training asa in 19118, joyce thompson was training as a nurse. now aged 90 she marvels at what the nhs has become. we could not do without the nhs now. very few things at the beginning. with money coming forward, we did better as we went on. over the past 70 years, the nhs has had its ups and downs, but today, across the country, celebrations will mark

are contradictions that would talk to folks do you think put on the table the idea that the national health service is a monopoly could be broken i think what we've seen in the past whenever dr fox talks about public services is a deep skepticism towards them and he would much prefer they were run by the private sector and therefore i think a trade deal would likely denies that i have to say he does but you know there are quotes from the past if you look and we know certainly that some of the backbenchers who are supporting his version of brakes are very dubious about public services so a trade one of the reasons these people are so obsessed with trade deals is essentially trade deals are vehicles for deregulation and liberalisation nowadays and they are vehicles for that wrapping paper that sounds quite nice we all love trade so you put something in a trade deal and that makes it in forcible under international law it's an international treaty and it also means it kind of happens under the radar you know m.p.'s as we found this week when we tried to back an amendment that caroline lucas was puttin

to the tories so what washed it into what they wanted to pay and the truth is told about national health service which is there is power for pound the most efficient model for delivering care however that has been fundamentally undermined by a series of problem market privatization measures why do they do it because as you say i mean some think why. are they for this for the ages when everyone seems to support it anyway because the narrative needs to be shifted it's great that people want to celebrate their health service but they need to be presented with an alternative patient the one that we currently have one of people in for treatment in covered. because there aren't any beds for them to go to where you've got people have a mental health crises who can't get even the appropriate psychiatric care that they need because mental health want to fund it it's important that we that we might those points and that we make it clear to both the tories and the like what exactly we expect from our government and that is a publicly owned publicly provided free at the point of a national health service wi

>> 17 years of the national health service, 43 of those years, under stewardship of a conservative governmentdespite taking decisions pressing in 2010, the result of deficits by the last labor government. we put extra money into the national health service. >> reporter: theresa may saying there was a moment of high drama. the eu withdrawal bill, what it might mean. the westminster government was launching a power grab for powers that come back to the uk from brussels. >> reporter: in westminster, the common votes meant debate on crucial issues, was cut short 218 minutes. the westminster leader and i came for elementary procedure. >> we will not be disrespected by the parliament. i have no option. >> it is a way to disrupt business and register a protest, they have to be completely clear. it requires a vote, and that vote could be taken at the end of session. in the middle of pmqs as he and blackburn wanted. john burke oh wasn't having that. >> you are seeing that. >> reporter: mister blackford continued to object. >> the refusal of the right honorable gentlemen to resume his seat when so inst

. >> we have consistently put extra money into the national health service. >> but first, the u.k.s set to lead the european union in march 2019. so the government has some crucial legislation to get through before then. first and foremost, they put the eu law into legislation to stop a legal black hole and giving ministers the option to change those laws once we left. the same simple aim is the eu led to a parliamently battle that went on for nine months. the bill had passed with just one de seat reflected on it. a vote on the final brexit deal struck with brussels. but when it got to the laws, they took the bill inflicting defeat after deceit after the legislation. in total, there were 15 votes with huge majorities against the government's plans on everything from a future customs union to environmental protections and the date of brexit. coming back to the commons, concessions were reached. but there was still one big sticking point. having secured a vote on the final deal, there was a call for parliament to have an even bigger say with the power to direct the government on what

expect from our government and that is a publicly publicly provided free at the point of national health service with integration from social care. on a shift to do you and your coworkers see in the n.h.s. when you're working there well i'm compelled by for my terms of employer and my professional code of ethics to stop me from giving concrete examples but what i can say is that we are one hundred thousand staff shore in n.h.s. england alone and that is inevitably going to have an impact on the standard and the safety of patient care at frontline but how free is the public health care system because people have to pray prescription charges for meds. unless they're in poverty or they're out of work or in some kind of or welfare benefit their own doctors can sometimes be can they be missing in action because they've gone to work privately they're consultants and so on is it a public health concern is what it is to an extent and i think you raise a good point about prescription charges what do we have to pay for prescription charges it's because pharmaceutical companies are private enterprises and

. > we have consistently put extra money into the national health service. >> but the u.k. is set to leave the european union in march 2019. so the government has some crucial to get through before then. they put an e.u. law into education to stop illegal black hole opening up after brexit and giving ministers the chance to change those laws. r the simple aim of the e.u. withdraw bill led to a arliamenttary -- parliamentary struggle. >> but when it got to the lords, they took the bill inflicting deceit after deceit on the legs. in total there were 15 votes against the government's plan on everything from a future customs union to environmental protections and the date of brexit. coming back to the commons, concessions and compromises were reached but there was still one big sticking point. after secured a vote on the final deal, there was a call for parliament to have an even bigger say with the power to direct the government on what to do if we left the e.u. without any deal at all. the m.p. leading the battle explains why it was needed. >> we cannot allow a situation in w

comment on the remarks about putting sufficient funding into the national health service. at the last election, the labour party said they getting the nhs and exit 2.2% a year would make it the envy of the world. but we're not giving it an exit 2.2% or 2.5% or 3%, we are giving it an extra 3.4% by year. now he tries to say that is not enough. believe, what he said before the election or after the election? >> jeremy corbyn. >> in case the prime minister forgot, my question was about buses. and since 2010, her government has cut 46% from bus budgets in england, passenger numbers are falling and among the elderly and disabled, fallen by 10%. her government is committed to keeping the free bus pass but a bus pass is not much use if there isn't a bus. so does the prime minister think it is fair that bus fares have reason by 13% more than inflation since 2010? asked abouthat he buses, he did indeed and i gave him an answer. cannot do is stand up and make assertions about what the government is doing without expecting those to be challenged which is why did on his funding of the

this is what will be through your letterbox, your new national health service begins on the 5th ofjuly how does he see the future of the service over the next 70 years? i suspect the thing that won't change, but this will be our decision as the british people, is that people like the idea of a national health service where the money worry is gone and care is available when you need it. but what will be different, i suspect, is that we are on the cusp of huge advances in cancer treatments, in personalised medicine. there have been big advances since 1948. the message there is that change will come even faster in the decades ahead. hugh pym, bbc news. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. they have confirmed, the type that was used on a former spy four months agojust nine miles was used on a former spy four months ago just nine miles away. let's was used on a former spy four months agojust nine miles away. let's hear what they had to say. this evening, i have received test results, that showed the two people have been exposed to

as we do so, standing alongside us in the extraordinary staff of the national health service., for their skill, and for their compassion. and for their bravery, at times of exceptional challenge. nurses and volunteering alongside ebola patients. junior doctors with victims of terrorism, ambulance crews, gps and therapists at grenfell tower. and, yes, today, once again, the skill and bravery of nhs intensive care staff at salisbury district hospital, probably the best hospital in the world now to be caring for these new victims. because today's anniversary is not just about victims. because today's anniversary is notjust about our collective endeavour. it's a celebration of the dignity of individual life, and the staff of our health and social services who supports that. simon stephens. in a moment, the business news. first, the headlines. two people are critically ill after being exposed to the nerve agent novichok. the home secretary tells mps that the public should not be worried. ahead of a crunch cabinet meeting tomorrow, more calls for clarity on brexit, as theresa may an

newsreel: on july 5th, the new national health service starts. are. from july the 5th 19118 there was no longer a struggle for many to find the money to be treated. don't forget, choose your doctor now. beryl was one of the first patients in the nhs. and which one's you? that one's me. as a 17—year—old she developed a bacterial infection in the summer of 19118. she had penicillin injections and medical care which herfamily would not have been able to afford before the arrival of the nhs. it would have beaten us. if the doctor had been called in the first place because they weren't always. do you think, in some senses, the nhs saved your life? yeah, ido. no question of that. i do. she knew people who weren't so lucky before the nhs. a relation of mine had diphtheria. died of it. scarlet fever. there were some fearful things that needed a lot of help and sometimes they got it and sometimes they couldn't afford it. it was serious stuff. and then the nhs came along. peter was an employee of the nhs right from the start. that was before the hospital wa

the national health service is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a host of events being held aroundublicly funded health service. staffjoined patients and charities at a service at westminster abbey, and many others will attend a service this evening at york minster, the prince of wales has met patients at a hospital in blaenau gwent, and the duke of cambridge will attend a commemorative reception in edinburgh. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. 70 years old and still swinging. at the christie hospital in manchester, a leading centre for the treatment of cancer, birthday celebrations are under way. for those receiving cutting—edge treatment here in particular, the benefits of the nhs are very real and very personal. i didn't think that this treatment was available, i thought it was... obviously you had to pay for it in, you know, another country, but to have it in the nhs isjust phenomenal. the outlook now is great, you know, it really is. if i'd have done nothing, the "do nothing" option was an option, so here i am a year later, and the cancer is under control, let's

whereas i recognize that the national health service is held in rather higher esteem by the nation thani am -- >> no, no! mr. pound: we both need a bit of care and attention. may i tell the prime minister that what the nhs needs is not warm words but cold cash? and i would willingly, happily, joyfully pay more in income tax to save the national health care. would she? [applause] pm may: can i, can i can i first , of all wish the honorable gentleman a very happy 70th birthday this week? >> hear. pm may: antennae say to him, he is held in very high esteem across this house and should not underestimate it. [laughter] pm may: that may not have done well with his front bench. [laughter] pm may: can i, can i can i also, , mr. speaker, take this opportunity, as i haven't had one previously, to say i wish a very happy birthday for his birthday on my right honorable monday, and learned friend the member for rushcliffe? and in answer to the issue the honorable gentleman raised in his question, i think that what we are doing to the national health service is providing it with that money, ensuring

s national health service will celebrate its seventieth anniversary it guarantees free access to treatment regardless of a person's and calm or status and make a model much admired around the world are bright and looks at its evolution from the postwar period to today the national health service was nothing short of a revolution it provided universal health care for britain's post well population and funded it through a system of tax and national insurance by nine hundred forty five all three main political parties was supporting the concept. is a service which will provide the best medical advice and treatment to everyone every man woman and child in this country but when the left wing labor party swept to power in the one nine hundred forty five election it fell to the young health minister a nod and bevan to take on the task of making the n.h.s. a reality in the face of bitter opposition from the medical establishment and despite britain's postwar financial hardships bevan's n.h.s. was established in one nine hundred forty eight. in one thousand forty eight it was post-war with all the

were defacto help fund the national service plan here on the green outside parliament on the eve of the seventieth birthday everyone appears to be celebrate. in the national health service joining me is former tory shadow health minister lord mccall he was parliamentary private secretary to prime minister john major and a member of the long term sustainability of the n.h.s. committee before it was shot down little thanks for coming and going underground again pleasure why was pleasure to come underground with you of course but why why was the long term sustainability committee for the n.h.s. unsustainable itself well it did its job and came to an end and that's it and it depends what's going to happen to it but you didn't recommend twenty billion pounds in extra spending we did recommend more money to be put in but we didn't actually suggest what. because we're not the professionals but we knew what was needed among our professional venice. i'm not an economist but that will take us back then to luckily because of age fifteen when that letter started appearing in this letter boxes up and down the country health secretary ban saying that suddenly you get health c

would defacto help fund the national service spent here on the green outside parliament on the eve of the seventieth birthday everyone appears to be celebrating the national health service joining me is former tory shadow health minister lord mccall he was parliamentary private secretary to prime minister john major and a member of the long term sustainability of the n.h.s. committee before it was shut down thanks for going underground again pleasure why was pleasure to come underground with him of course but why why was the long term sustainability committee for the n.h.s. unsustainable itself well it did its job and came to an end that's it and it depends what's going to happen to it but you didn't recommend twenty billion pounds in extra spending we did recommend more money but we didn't suggest. because we're not the professionals but we knew what was needed among our professional inventors. not an economist but it. will take us back then to luckily because of age fifteen when that letter started appearing in this letter boxes up and down the country health secretary saying that suddenly you get health care would be free what does that feel like what it soun

the national health service was nothing short of a revolution it provided universal health care for britain's post-war population and funded it through a system of tax and national insurance by nine hundred forty five all three main political parties was supporting the concept art is a service which will provide the best medical advice and treatment to everyone every man woman and child in this culture but when the left wing labor party swept to power in the one nine hundred forty five election it fell to the young health minister an hour and bevan to take on the task of making the n.h.s. a reality in the face of bitter opposition from the medical establishment and despite britain's postwar financial hardships bevan's n.h.s. was established in one nine hundred forty eight in one thousand forty eight it was post-war with all the russian ing the challenges facing the n.h.s. were very different infectious disease was really the biggest killer in those days because we had tuberculosis we had all sorts of other infectious diseases so you won't be surprised if you see many warts which were built ba

as she will know, we are putting that extra funding into the national health service, £20 billion a yearin real terms by 2023-2024. we will have funding available not just to build sites but, as she says, to improve current and existing facilities across the country. as regards ormskirk hospital, i understand there has been a report by the northern england clinical center that has made proposals around the provision of emergency services there. no decisions have been made -- that is a matter, of course, for the nhs -- but as we look to the long-term plan, i want nhs clinicians to come forward with the best proposals for patients and to take account of local interests such as those the honorable lady has raised. >> around the world christians are facing a rising tide of persecution and violence. does the prime minister share my concern at this trend and at particular cases such as those of sunil saleem, a christian man who was beaten to death at a hospital in lahore in pakistan, or 33 women in eritrea who were imprisoned simply for praying? in this country we rightly protect religious fre

were defacto help fund the national service plan here on the green outside parliament on the eve of the seventieth birthday everyone appears to be celebrating in. national health service joining me is former tory shadow health minister lord mccall he was parliamentary private secretary to prime minister john major and a member of the long term sustainability of the n.h.s. committee before it was shut down thanks for coming and going underground again pleasure why was pleasure to come underground with you of course but why why was the long term sustainability committee for the n.h.s. unsustainable itself well it did its job and came to an end that's it and it depends what's going to happen to it but you didn't recommend twenty billion pounds in extra spending we did recommend more money to be put in but we didn't suggest what. because we're not the professionals but we knew what was needed going among our professional venice. i'm not an economist but it. will take us back then to luckily because of age fifteen when that letter started appearing in this letter boxes up and down the country of the health secretary saying that suddenly you get health care would be

s national health service the n.h.s. will celebrate its seventieth anniversary it guarantees free access to treatment regardless of a person's income or status and became a model much admired around the world paul brennan looks at its evolution from the postwar period to today. the national health service was nothing short of a revolution it provided universal health care for britain's post-war population and funded it through a system of tax and national insurance by nine hundred forty five all three main political parties was supporting the concept art is a service which will provide the best medical advice and treatment to everyone every man woman and child in this culture but when the left wing labor party swept to power in the one nine hundred forty five election it fell to the young health minister an hour and bevan to take on the task of making the n.h.s. a reality in the face of bitter opposition from the medical establishment and despite britain's postwar financial hardships bevan's n.h.s. was established in one

short period of history that we had the national health service. the national health service. modelsels. models. multiple conditions which place a strain on the nhs. strain on the nhs. as possible so that means less time impossible, more treatment at home. impossible, more treatment at home. important thing, it is as much about quality of life as quantity of life. quality of life as quantity of life. 2%. —— because you come from a long period. period. longer, multiple health concerns, how do you square the circle? how do you square the circle? that service wonderfully over the past few years. —— from st george's today. today. able to do more than we have the last five years moving forward. last five years moving forward. it is believed in doing off, isn't it, given the challenges? it, given the challenges? service has been maintained but there has been cut. there has been cut. is working on a green paperfor social care. social care. —— social care is really important. really important. funding we have been promised that been taken up. been taken up. not shifted from you to fund them?

the national health service was nothing short of a revolution it provided universal health care for britain's post-war population and funded it through a system of tax and national insurance by nine hundred forty five all three main political parties was supporting the concept art is a service which will provide the best medical advice of treatment to everyone every man woman and child in this culture but when the left wing labor party swept to power in the one nine hundred forty five election it fell to the young health minister an hour and bevan to take on the task of making the n.h.s. a reality in the face of bitter opposition from the medical establishment and despite britain's postwar financial hardships bevan's n.h.s. was established in one nine hundred forty eight in one thousand forty eight it was post-war with all the russian ing the challenges facing the n.h.s. were very different infectious disease was really the biggest killer in those days because we had tuberculosis we had all sorts of other infectious diseases so you won't be surprised if you see many warts which were built bac

town, where bevan used the local workingmen's medical aid society as the blueprint for the national health services correspondent sian lloyd reports. brass band plays. tredegar took to the streets for bevan day in traditional style. hundreds joined the local band on a banner march to remember this former mining town's famous son, and to commemorate 70 years of the national health service he founded. i think we're all paying homage to nye, and if he were here today, i'm sure he would be incredibly proud. i've brought my son, as well, who thanks the nhs, had some life—saving operation when he was six weeks old, so it is really quite emotional to be here today. aneurin bevan was labour minister for health, when, in 19118, a new service to deliver free health care for all was launched. what he'd seen in his hometown was said to have provided the blueprint to "tredegar—ise" the uk, as he put it. the town's medical aid society saw miners and steelworkers contribute to a fund that paid for people's health care, who otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford it. there were political messages today from s

we have consistently put extra money into the national health service. first, the uk is set to leave the eu in march 2019 but the government has some crucial legislation to get through before then. first and foremost, the bill putting eu law into uk legislation to stop a legal black hole opening up after the brexit and giving ministers the option to change those laws once we have left. but the seemingly simple aim of the eu withdrawal bill led to a parliamentary battle that went on for nine months. the bill had passed through the commons before easter with just one defeat inflicted on it. a demand by mps for a vote on the final deal struck with brussels. but when it got to the lords, peers took scissors to the bill, inflicting defeat after defeat after defeat on the legislation. coming back to the commons, concessions and compromises were reached, but there was still one big sticking point. having secured a vote on the final deal, there was a call for parliament have an even bigger say with the power to direct the government on what to do if we left the

march to remember this former mining town‘s famous son, and to commemorate 70 years of the national health servicege to nye, and if he were here today, i‘m sure he would be incredibly proud. i've brought my son, as well, who thanks the nhs, had some life—saving operation when he was six weeks old, so it is really quite emotional to be here today. aneurin bevan was labour minister for health, when, in 19118, a new service to deliver free health care for all was launched. what he‘d seen in his hometown was said to have provided the blueprint to "tredegar—ise" the uk, as he put it. the town‘s medical aid society saw miners and steelworkers contribute to a fund that paid for people‘s health care, who otherwise wouldn‘t have been able to afford it. there were political messages today from senior labour figures, including the leader, jeremy corbyn. but, above all, a festival for localfamilies. among them, three of aneurin bevan‘s great nieces, including nyerie, a nurse named after the man everyone called nye. i just think the health service touches everybody, i mean, if you have babies, if you have pare

i'm pleased to have secured medicines for the national health service, that was my intention, i thinkonsistent with the government white paper and consistent with the government white paperand i'm consistent with the government white paper and i'm pretty sure determinations to secure membership of the european medicines agency network, but was pushed to a vote and i'm pleased to one that vote. on the more contentious vote of the evening, the vote to keep the uk in a customs union after brexit if no trade deal was struck, that did not pass, you voted in favour of that amendment. how disappointed are you? i think that amendment needs to be seenin i think that amendment needs to be seen in the context of what happened yesterday, as far as i was concerned yesterday, as far as i was concerned yesterday at two o'clock i was supporting the prime minister in her bid to take the white paper to the european union to negotiate the best brexit dealfor the european union to negotiate the best brexit deal for the uk. european union to negotiate the best brexit dealfor the uk. at european union to n

in some parts of the country, some patients are waiting years for a national health service assessmentmpaigners say the government is failing people with adhd, many of whom face anxiety, depression and even whom face anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts. symptoms of adhd can include inattentiveness, impulsiveness and hyperactivity. it is often associated with children but it also affects around 1.5 million adults. stephen spencer from york seems an unlikely adhd patient. he is professional, calm, confident but the condition has blighted his life and set back his career in finance. it is not that you speak too much or are fidgety, it is that maybe you have less of an ability to retain information you have to explain things more and over and over again. you know you are not an idiot that you are treated that way. thatin idiot that you are treated that way. that in itself is soul destroying. stephen was 42 when was finally diagnosed with adhd. stephen was 42 when was finally diagnosed with adhdi stephen was 42 when was finally diagnosed with adhd. i first started asking question