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VK's NHS cache Mystery Cache

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Hanoosh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

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Brenda
Hanoosh - Volunteer UK Reviewer www.geocaching.com
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Hidden : 7/17/2019
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


In celebration of over fifty years of the National Health Service this cache is placed in its honour. Both Jap and VonKeiller are registered nurses and have spent most of our working lives within this institution. Answer the questions below (which may be found on line) and do the maths to find the location of this cache.

Aneurin Bevan published the National Health Service Act in 1946. It was founded out of the idea that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth.

Questions to be answered:

1) The National Health Service Act was published in 1946. When was the NHS launched? The day number = B.

2) How old was Sylvia Diggery when she became the first NHS patient in 1948? Her age = FA.

3)Chistiaan Neething Barnard carried out the first heart transplant operation in South Africa in 1967. What date was the first heart transplant carried out on the NHS in Britain? D = last figure of the year.

4) The first kidney transplant took place at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. What year was this? E = the last figure of the year.

5)The NHS is the world's (xCth) largest employer in the world, with 1,500,000 people employed. C = this figure + 3.

This cache is located at: N51 50.ABC E000 48.DEF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)