Topic - Health
and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric problems. A
hospital may be a single building or a campus. Some are affiliated with universities for
medical research and the training of medical personnel.
3. The National Health Service
The National Health Service is a publicly funded health care system. The NHS provides
the majority of healthcare in the United Kingdom, from general practitioners to
hospitals,long-term healthcareand dentistry. It was founded in 1948 and has become an
important part of British culture and everyday life. The NHS is controlled by the UK
government.Some of their agencies have influence in other parts of the United Kingdom
but the service is mainly known simply as NHS. The NHS has recently been the target of
criticism over the years. Examples of such are: the length of waiting lists for consultations
and surgical procedures; the lack of availability of various treatments either due to long