National Health Service
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The National Health Service is the United Kingdom’s publicly funded healthcare system that provides comprehensive medical services to residents, largely free at the point of use.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| National Health Service in England | 0 | 4 |
| NHS | 0 | 3 |
| National Health Service (early central health functions) | 0 | 1 |
| National Health Service in the United Kingdom | 0 | 1 |
| National Health Service of the United Kingdom | 0 | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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healthcare provider → publicly funded healthcare system → |
| aim |
improve population health
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reduce health inequalities → |
| corePrinciple |
equity of access
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healthcare based on need, not ability to pay → universality → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| employs |
administrative staff
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allied health professionals → doctors → nurses → |
| established | 1948 → |
| establishedIn |
England
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Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales → |
| foundedBy |
UK government
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surface form:
United Kingdom government
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| fundingModel | publicly funded → |
| fundingSource |
National Insurance contributions
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general taxation → |
| governedBy | Department of Health and Social Care → |
| hasComponent |
Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
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surface form:
Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
NHS England → NHS Scotland → NHS Wales → |
| inspiredBy | Beveridge Report → |
| keyFounder | Aneurin Bevan → |
| languageOfService |
English
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Scottish Gaelic → Welsh → |
| legalBasis |
National Health Service Act 1946
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National Health Service Act 1948 → |
| notableFeature |
iconic institution in British society
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one of the largest employers in the world → |
| operatesIn |
England
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Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales → |
| overseenBy | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care → |
| primaryBeneficiaries | UK residents → |
| providesService |
community health services
→
emergency care → maternity services → mental health services → prescription medicines → primary care → public health services → secondary care → tertiary care → |
| sector | public sector → |
| serviceCharacteristic |
comprehensive medical services
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largely free at the point of use → universal coverage → |
Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NHS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge
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affiliation
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National Health Service
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Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge
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affiliation
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National Health Service
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subject surface form:
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University
this entity surface form:
National Health Service in England
this entity surface form:
National Health Service (early central health functions)
this entity surface form:
NHS
this entity surface form:
National Health Service in the United Kingdom
subject surface form:
George Cross
this entity surface form:
National Health Service of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form:
National Health Service in England
this entity surface form:
National Health Service in England
this entity surface form:
National Health Service in England