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A national election was held in the United Kingdom at the end of World War II. The Labour Party gained a majority of the seats in Parliament and its leader, Clement Atlee became prime minister. The party leaned to the left and supported social welfare. Aneurin Bevan was Minister of Health. The National Health Service (NHS) was created in 1948 to provide free medical treatment for all. Services were provided based on clinical need, not ability to pay.
Male circumcision was is provided when there was a clinical need. <ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/circumcision-in-men/ |archived= |title=Circumcision in men |trans-title= |language= |last= |first= |author-link= |publisher=National Health Service |website= |date=2018-11-05 |accessdate=2021-09-05 |format= |quote=}}</ref> There is no clinical need for infant circumcision, so infant circumcision is not provided.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/circumcision-in-boys/ |archived= |title=Circumcision in boys |trans-title= |language= |last= |first= |author-link= |publisher=National Health Service |website= |date=2018-11-20 |accessdate=2021-09-05 |format= |quote=}}</ref>
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