NHS
UK medical system
NHS is the National Health Service, the publicly funded healthcare system in the United Kingdom.
It provides medical care largely free at the point of use, funded through taxation rather than insurance: The NHS saved my life.
British political discourse often centers on NHS funding and waiting times.
The term functions as shorthand for public healthcare generally.
Atlantic archipelago nation
- NICENHS cost-effectiveness assessor
- devolvedDeclined in quality
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- 1948Mid-twentieth century year
Aneurin Bevan · public ownership · waiting lists · ring-fenced
Entertainment cable network
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
- outpatientTreated without admission
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
maternity · intensive care · clinic · pharmacy · pathology · radiology · oncology · paediatrics
Licensed medical practitioners
- nursesMedical care professionals
- GPsNon-specialist physicians
- surgeonsDoctors performing operations
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
registrars · midwives · paramedics · porters · healthcare assistants · physiotherapists · pharmacists · radiographers
Affecting all equally
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- accessibilityEase of approach
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- cradle to graveEntire span of existence
patient care · preventive · compassion · duty of care · patient rights · inclusive
Authorized medication orders
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- dentalRelating to teeth
- opticianOne who dispenses corrective lenses
physiotherapy · community care · district nurses · 111 · 999 · blood donation · organ transplant · cancer treatment
Plan for spending
- underfundingInadequate monetary allocation
- privatisationTransfer from state ownership
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
staffing crisis · pay dispute · strikes · reform · austerity · investment · resource allocation · outsourcing
United Kingdom
Atlantic archipelago nation
Aneurin Bevan · 1948 · public ownership · waiting lists · ring-fenced
A&E
Entertainment cable network
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
- outpatientTreated without admission
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
surgery · maternity · intensive care · clinic · pharmacy · pathology · radiology · oncology · paediatrics · casualty
doctors
Licensed medical practitioners
consultants · registrars · midwives · paramedics · porters · healthcare assistants · physiotherapists · pharmacists · radiographers · specialists
universal
Affecting all equally
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- accessibilityEase of approach
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
cradle to grave · patient care · preventive · compassion · duty of care · patient rights · inclusive
prescriptions
Authorized medication orders
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- dentalRelating to teeth
optician · physiotherapy · community care · district nurses · 111 · 999 · blood donation · organ transplant · cancer treatment · dialysis
budget
Plan for spending
- underfundingInadequate monetary allocation
- privatisationTransfer from state ownership
- spendingOutlaying of funds
backlog · staffing crisis · pay dispute · strikes · reform · austerity · investment · resource allocation · outsourcing · procurement
- UK Policytax policy, economic policy, education policy, housing policy, immigration policy
- health organizationshospital, clinic, WHO, CDC, NIH
- social welfaresocial welfare, welfare state, welfare checks, social insurance, welfare benefits
- UK Public SectorHome Office, MOD, DWP, Foreign Office, local councils
- UK Servicescouncil tax, driving licence, passport office, local councils, state pension
- agenciesOgilvy, FDA, travel agency, employment agency, news agency
Fee-based medical treatment
HMOs · private hospitals · private insurance · private practice · managed care
National Health Service, national, nation, nations, nationally, nationalism, nationalist, nationalistic, nationhood