the National Health Service
noun
: the public system of medical care in Britain that is paid for by taxes
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Eva Outram, 28, was a project manager for the National Health Service (NHS) and paid £1,300 (or about $1,758) a month for a two-bedroom apartment in Leeds, England, according to news agency SWNS.
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Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Projections suggest the law will save hundreds of thousands of lives and relieve substantial pressure on the National Health Service.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026
More Brits pay for private insurance because the National Health Service is so bad.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
In the six months since the bill’s last debate in parliament, more than 120,000 young adults have started smoking, claimed the letter, signed by the leaders of major hospitals, cancer charities, and branches of the National Health Service (NHS).
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Projections suggest the law will save hundreds of thousands of lives and relieve substantial pressure on the National Health Service.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026
More Brits pay for private insurance because the National Health Service is so bad.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
In the six months since the bill’s last debate in parliament, more than 120,000 young adults have started smoking, claimed the letter, signed by the leaders of major hospitals, cancer charities, and branches of the National Health Service (NHS).
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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