History of the National Health Service History of the National Health Service The name National Health Service (NHS) is used to refer to the four public health services of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, individually or collectively, though only England's NHS officially has this title. For details of the history of each National Health Service, particularly since 1999, see: The NHS was the first universal health care system established anywhere in the world. A leaflet was sent to every household in June 1948 which explained that The NHS in Scotland was established as a separate entity with its own legislation, the National Health Service (Scotland)
Homeopathic hospitals in the National Health Service for by the NHS. Following guidance from NHS England management that NHS spending on homeopathic treatments should cease, and that GPs should be advised to "de-prescribe" the treatments for existing patients, the British Homeopathic Association brought a lawsuit against the NHS. In 2018, the High Court ruled in favor of NHS England. , Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital, now renamed the Centre for Integrative Care, is the only remaining NHS hospital offering homeopathic treatment, with an annual budget of £1.7m. NHS homeopathic hospitals included: Homeopathic hospitals in the National Health Service The UK National Health Service has historically supported a number of