At Breaking Point or Already Broken? The National Health Service in the United Kingdom
David J. Hunter
Abstract
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service has been pushed to the brink by long-term underinvestment, dependence on nursing homes, and demands created by a sicker population, influenza, and Covid-19.
Topics & Concepts
KingdomCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Service (business)Health servicesPopulationPoint (geometry)Political scienceEconomic growthMedicineEconomicsEnvironmental healthEconomyGeometryPathologyDiseasePaleontologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiologyMathematicsHealthcare Systems and Challenges