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A pinguecula is a common type of conjunctival stromal degeneration in the eye. It appears as an elevated yellow-white plaque in the bulbar conjunctiva near the limbus. [ 1 ] Calcification may also be seen occasionally.
Aneurin Bevan, Minister of Health, on the first day of the National Health Service, 5 July 1948 at Trafford General Hospital then known as Park Hospital, Davyhulme, near Manchester. The NHS was one of the first universal health care systems established anywhere in the world. [1] A leaflet was sent to every household in June 1948 which explained ...
Lancashire County Council (LCC) planned to award Virgin Care a five-year £104m contract in 2017 to provide public health services for children aged 0 to 19. Two Lancashire-area NHS Trusts, [a] who were the incumbent service providers, had jointly bid for the contract. They contested the decision to award a contract to Virgin Care on the ...
The National Insurance Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 55) created National Insurance, originally a system of health insurance for industrial workers in Great Britain based on contributions from employers, the government, and the workers themselves. It was one of the foundations of the modern welfare state.
Overall, Scotland has a healthy population. The average life expectancy in 2013 was 79.1 years. [5] However, because Scotland is a country with large rural expanses (i.e. 20% of the population lives across 94% of the land space), there are parts of the population that find it challenging to access some healthcare services.
University Hospitals Leuven Sint-Rafael AZ Groeninge. Belgium has a universal healthcare system, [1] which is composed of three parts: first, there is a primarily publicly funded health care and social security service run by the federal government, which organises and regulates healthcare; independent private/public practitioners, university/semi-private hospitals and care institutions.
Index:The New National Health Service Leaflet 1948.pdf; Page:The New National Health Service Leaflet 1948.pdf/1; Page:The New National Health Service Leaflet 1948.pdf/2; Page:The New National Health Service Leaflet 1948.pdf/3; Page:The New National Health Service Leaflet 1948.pdf/4; Usage on ja.wikipedia.org 国民保健サービス
On the other hand, the national health insurance systems in other countries (e.g. Germany) have dispensed with the need for referral; direct access to a specialist is possible there. [3] There has been concern about opportunistic "health tourists" travelling to Britain (mostly London) and using the NHS while paying nothing. [4]