Great Britain. National Health Service
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found: Civil service yrbk., 1991:p. 407 (the Department of Health is responsible (in England) for the administration of the National Health Service)
found: Fortress NHS, c1993:CIP t.p. (National Health Service)
found: Communication from British Library, 20 Nov. 2002:(Until 1 April 2002, there was no single body called the National Health Service; this was an umbrella term for a service provided by a number of bodies. From 1 April 2002, the National Health Service was formally established as a body having a corporate structure)
found: Communication from British Library, 20 Nov. 2002:(Until 1 April 2002, the NHS was managed by the NHS Executive. This covered the primary and secondary care trusts in England. However, from 1st April 2002, the NHS Executive was replaced, and the NHS was formally established as a body in its own right. The Chief Executive is Nigel Crisp, the Permanent Secretary of the Dept. of Health. It has its own funding stream - Vote 1 funding, which comes direct from the Treasury. It has 4 Health and Social Care Directorates. These manage the Strategic Health Authorities, to which the NHS Trusts are accountable)
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1992-05-13: new
2013-03-14: revised
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