the National Health Service
noun
: the public system of medical care in Britain that is paid for by taxes
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Hotz had a hand in establishing the National Health Service Corps, a program from the Health Resources and Services Administration that assigns clinicians to communities in medical deserts and pays off their student debt.
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
The latest victim was a 41-year-old Costa Rican national, according to the National Health Service.
—Martín Adames Alcántara, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The work took advantage of the fact that the National Health Service Wales made the vaccine available with a very specific age limit, essentially creating two populations, vaccinated and unvaccinated, separated by a single date.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Britain, with the introduction of the National Health Service in 1945, focused more on functionality than aesthetics.
—Dora Davies-Evitt, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
The latest victim was a 41-year-old Costa Rican national, according to the National Health Service.
—Martín Adames Alcántara, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The work took advantage of the fact that the National Health Service Wales made the vaccine available with a very specific age limit, essentially creating two populations, vaccinated and unvaccinated, separated by a single date.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Britain, with the introduction of the National Health Service in 1945, focused more on functionality than aesthetics.
—Dora Davies-Evitt, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
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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 21 May. 2025.
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