The Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine was established to supervise boards representing health professions, later becoming the Health and Care Professions Council.
The Royal College of Physicians published a report on the link between smoking and cancer of the lung and other diseases, with recommended interventions.
Legislation enabled local authorities to provide assistance to voluntary and community groups to provide meals and recreational services for the elderly.
The Medical Services Review Committee, led by Sir Arthur Porritt, reviewed the NHS's first 10 years and made recommendations suggesting that the tripartite system of services was too sharply divided.
Legislation created the ministry and post of Minister of Social Security, merging the Ministry of Pensions and National Assistance with the Supplementary Benefits Commission.
