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)
Women's ice hockey in Great Britain of national teams. In August 2006 both teams travelled to Prague for a training camp, followed by a tournament in Pilzen which saw the Senior Team play their way to a silver medal. Details of all Home Internationals known are shown below: The overall records of the teams are therefore: Team Great Britain is the national side that represents the UK in firstly the European Championships followed by the IIHF World Championships. Below is a guide to GB's performances year by year. Only 'competitive' games (challenge matches ignored) are counted for the records. Team GB re-entered the world of international