National Health Service 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 of health services, free at the
Great Britain national handball team Great Britain national handball team The Great Britain Men's national handball team is the national handball team of Great Britain and is controlled by the British Handball Association which is jointly operated by the England Handball Association and the Scottish Handball Association. Formed in 1969, the team took part in international competitions from 1972 to 2003. The team was reformed in order to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, for which it automatically qualified for as the host. The British Men's team took part in the 1984 World Championships Group 'C' in Italy. The team finished 10th out