The UK's National Health Service (NHS), which is hoping to slash the cost of caring for an ageing population, has tried to settle the question by backing the world's largest trial of telecare.

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The reality regarding access to medical care in the UK via the National Health Service (NHS) has been surrounded by issues regarding long waits for procedures and difficulty getting appointments to see general practitioners (GPs).

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Tens of thousands of people have joined a Twitter group expressing pride in the UK's National Health Service (NHS), which offers free taxpayer-funded medical care to all British residents, while leading politicians have spoken out in support.

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The National Health Service in the UK is markedly inexpensive by international standards.

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There is an enormous debate going on in the UK at present with regard to the future of our National Health Service.

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Dr Ehab Kelada, a gynaecologist at the London Fertility Clinic, said the situation in Australia was different to th UK, as IVF was more widely available on the national health service.

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However, Dr. Goldacre takes a slightly different position a bit later in the book (Bad Pharma, p. 243) in a section where he chastises the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK for wasting money by not using generics.

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In the UK, many people may moan about the treatment they get from the National Health Service, but at the same time, it is not an exaggeration to say it is a much-loved and strongly defended institution.

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In the UK, around one-third of men were circumcised just before the introduction of the National Health Service in 1948.

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