Healthcare Leadership Council

NHSThe UK NHS, since its inception, has treated millions of patients. Like it or loathe it the UK NHS, or National Health Service to give it its full name, is an essential part of all health care in the country. Since 1948 the UK NHS has provided free health care for the nation’s resident population.

The UK NHS actually comprises four parts, which offer service in the four constituent parts of the UK: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The UK NHS has hospitals, dentist’s surgeries and general practitioner’s (GP) clinics in all parts of the realm. Professional health carers at these facilities provide care from the cradle to the grave.

Whatever your ailment, as long as it is non-urgent, will involve a trip to your local GP’s surgery. Your doctor will recommend suitable therapy and, in the case of a need for specialist treatment, will refer you to an expert in the field that you need.

The UK NHS’s own website or hlchealthe.co.uk are excellent locations for learning more about this wonderful service. The UK NHS treats all problems from flu and ingrown toenails right through to offering cancer chemotherapy. With the wonders of modern technology, organ transplants are now more commonplace, and available at the UK NHS.

We offer full details of all UK NHS facilities, and treatments and therapies that will benefit you, as well as professional advice on myriad other health care issues. We also have information on UK NHS hospitals which now offer private treatment. If you need to arrange medical insurance check with us first.