From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishNational Health Service, thethe National Health ServiceˌNational ˈHealth ˌService, the MHPG (abbreviation the NHS) the state system for providing health care in Britain, paid for by taxes
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National Health Service, the• But, like the National Health Service, education could be seen in a different light.• Over the next 22 months, additional resources of at least £1 billion will be available for investment in the National Health Service.• Peter Sands will be one less dentist in the National Health Service by then.• Thus the growth of secondary education was a development parallel to that of the National Health Service.• Following the restructuring of the National Health Service in 1982, the County area was served by three district health authorities. 