the National Health Service
noun
: the public system of medical care in Britain that is paid for by taxes
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In 2020 the National Health Service commissioned Dr. Hillary Cass to chair an independent review of gender Identity Services for young people, the KMLC’s proposal states.
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
The Teenage Cancer Trust provides funding to specialized nurses, youth workers, and hospital units in the National Health Service to support young people who have received cancer diagnoses.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
This teaching hospital in central London is one of the 930 hospitals owned by the National Health Service.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Going into the election, four times as many voters believe Labour is better placed to manage the National Health Service as the Conservatives.
—Josh Holder, New York Times, 3 July 2024
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
The Teenage Cancer Trust provides funding to specialized nurses, youth workers, and hospital units in the National Health Service to support young people who have received cancer diagnoses.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
This teaching hospital in central London is one of the 930 hospitals owned by the National Health Service.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Going into the election, four times as many voters believe Labour is better placed to manage the National Health Service as the Conservatives.
—Josh Holder, New York Times, 3 July 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 12 Apr. 2025.
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