the National Health Service
noun
: the public system of medical care in Britain that is paid for by taxes
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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.
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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
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.
—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
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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
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.
—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
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