From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhealth serviceˈhealth ˌservice noun [countable] a public service that is responsible for providing people with medical care reforms to the health service → National Health Service, the
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health service• The position, as the Government have repeatedly made clear, is that trusts will remain part of the national health service.• The National Health Service is there for the benefit of all the people who live in this country.• In the health service, job evaluation systems already cover ancillary, administrative and technical staff.• The fact is that we are contemplating not a two-tier health service but a better health service.From Longman Business DictionaryHealth ServiceˈHealth ˌService noun another name for the NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, the national government system for health care in BritainSYNNHSa management position in the Health Service 