# national health service

## National Health Service

**This is an abbreviation for UK National Health Service.**

## UK National Health Service

A government funded service delivering health care services to all United Kingdom (UK) citizens.

#### Notes

* The *National Health Service (NHS)* Digital provides standards for collecting and publishing data and information for the health and social care system in England.
* The *NHS* and the College of American Pathologists collaborated on the development of SNOMED CT.
* The *NHS* is a founding Member of SNOMED International.

## Alternatives

* **National Health Service**
* **NHS**
* **UK NHS**

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