Welsh health provision before the national NHS

Was the National Health Service founded in Wales in 1910 rather than in 1948?

No; the 1910 Welsh National Memorial Association was an important local scheme, while the nationwide NHS was founded in 1948.

The Welsh National Memorial Association is given as an example of early health provision that preceded the UK-wide NHS. Comparable local schemes are mentioned in Cornwall, Scotland, and parts of England. Their existence does not establish that the later national institution was already operating in 1910. The Welsh organization's name is interpreted here in the context of Welsh national distinctiveness, rather than a plan to create a UK-wide service.