National Health Service real value of this funding increase. National Health Service The National Health Service (NHS) is the name used for each of the public health services in the United Kingdom – the NHS in England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and the affiliated Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland – as well as a term to describe them collectively. They were established together in 1948 as one of the major social reforms following the Second World War. The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery. Each service provides a comprehensive range
Great Britain men's national volleyball team Great Britain men's national volleyball team The Great Britain men's national volleyball team is the team representing Great Britain in volleyball competitions. The Great Britain Volleyball programme team was resumed in 2006 following an agreement of the FIVB to permit the separate Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to compete together for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. The men's team were ranked 29th in the FIVB world ranking as of 22 July 2013. European League (Netherlands, Slovakia, Greece & Portugal) 1st Round World Championship Qualifiers (Belarus & Israel) European League (Spain, Turkey & Croatia)