The National Health Service (NHS) UK has become the world’s largest publicly funded health service and the fourth largest employer in the world.
Nearly half of its 1.5m people are professionals, clinically qualified (e.g., hospital physicians, general practitioners, nurses and ambulance staff).
The NHS of England accounts for the lion’s share of the overall organization, employing nearly 90% of the total. The NHS of England is structured as ten Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs). www.ournhs.nhs.uk