History of the National Health Service
Encyclopedia
The name National Health Service
(NHS) is used to refer to the four public health services of England
, Northern Ireland
, Scotland
and Wales
, individually or collectively, though only England's NHS
officially has this title. For details of the history of each National Health Service, see:
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
(NHS) is used to refer to the four public health services of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, individually or collectively, though only England's NHS
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
officially has this title. For details of the history of each National Health Service, see:
- History of the National Health Service (England)History of the National Health Service (England)The National Health Service in England was created by the National Health Service Act 1946 which actually created a national health service for England and Wales though responsibility for the NHS in Wales was passed to the Secretary of State for Wales in 1969, leaving the Secretary of State for...
- History of NHS ScotlandHistory of NHS ScotlandNHS Scotland is the publicly funded healthcare systems in Scotland. It was founded by the National Health Service Act 1947 and was launched on May 5th, 1948, under the control of the Secretary of State for Scotland As a result of the Scotland Act 1998, control over NHS Scotland transferred to the...
- History of NHS WalesHistory of NHS WalesNHS Wales is the publicly funded healthcare system of Wales. NHS Wales was originally formed as part of the same NHS structure created by the National Health Service Act 1946 but powers over the NHS in Wales came under the Secretary of State for Wales in 1969...
- History of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
See also
- Healthcare in EnglandHealthcare in EnglandHealthcare in England is mainly provided by England's public health service, the National Health Service, that provides healthcare to all permanent residents of the United Kingdom that is free at the point of use and paid for from general taxation. Since health is a devolved matter, there are...
- Healthcare in Northern Ireland
- Healthcare in ScotlandHealthcare in ScotlandHealthcare in Scotland is mainly provided by Scotland's public health service, NHS Scotland, that provides healthcare to all permanent residents that is free at the point of need and paid for from general taxation. Health is a matter that is devolved, and considerable differences are now developing...
- Healthcare in WalesHealthcare in WalesHealthcare in Wales is mainly provided by the Welsh public health service, NHS Wales. NHS Wales provides healthcare to all permanent residents that is free at the point of need and paid for from general taxation. Health is a matter that is devolved, and considerable differences are now developing...