the National Health Service
noun
: the public system of medical care in Britain that is paid for by taxes
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This month, Lord Ara Darzi presented the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care with a devastating report on the state of the National Health Service.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
If the drug offers too little value, NICE won’t recommend it to the National Health Service.
—Grace Browne, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2022
After World War II, the United Kingdom sought to extend medical security to all its citizens, creating the National Health Service; many other European governments followed suit.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Ackie, 31, was born in North London to second-generation Grenadian parents; her mother worked for the National Health Service and her father for London’s transport authority.
—Niellah Arboine, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
If the drug offers too little value, NICE won’t recommend it to the National Health Service.
—Grace Browne, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2022
After World War II, the United Kingdom sought to extend medical security to all its citizens, creating the National Health Service; many other European governments followed suit.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Ackie, 31, was born in North London to second-generation Grenadian parents; her mother worked for the National Health Service and her father for London’s transport authority.
—Niellah Arboine, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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“The National Health Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20National%20Health%20Service. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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