United Kingdom's National Health Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom's_National_Health_Service
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf public health service
gptkbp:abbreviation NHS
gptkbp:annualReport gptkb:NHS_Digital
gptkbp:budget over £150 billion (2023)
gptkbp:component gptkb:Health_and_Social_Care_in_Northern_Ireland
gptkb:NHS_England
gptkb:NHS_Scotland
gptkb:NHS_Wales
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticizedFor staff shortages
waiting times
funding pressures
gptkbp:founded 1948
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Aneurin_Bevan
gptkbp:fundedBy publicly funded
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Health_and_Social_Care_Act_2012
gptkb:National_Health_Service_Act_1946
National Health Service Act 1948
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Kingdom's National Health Service
gptkbp:largest_employer_in gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:logo NHS logo
gptkbp:notable_for universal coverage
largest single-payer healthcare system in the world
free healthcare at point of delivery
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 1.3 million
gptkbp:parentOrganization Department of Health and Social Care
gptkbp:praised_for cost-effectiveness
comprehensive services
equity of access
gptkbp:purpose provide healthcare free at the point of use
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:NICE_(National_Institute_for_Health_and_Care_Excellence)
gptkb:NHS_Digital
gptkb:Care_Quality_Commission
gptkb:Public_Health_England
gptkb:NHS_Blood_and_Transplant
gptkbp:serves residents of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:services emergency care
maternity care
mental health services
prescription drugs
primary care
tertiary care
public health programs
dental care
secondary care
gptkbp:type universal healthcare system
gptkbp:website https://www.nhs.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Servizio_Sanitario_Nazionale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8