NHS Delivers Poorer Health Outcome Than Many Comparable Countries: UK Report

NHS Delivers Poorer Health Outcome Than Many Comparable Countries: UK Report
A general view of the NHS logo on Nov. 6, 2010. Dominic Lipinski/PA Images
Lily Zhou
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The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is lagging behind many comparable countries in terms of health outcomes, a study has found.

While the taxpayer-funded health care system does well in shielding the ill from the financial impact, it performs worse in a number of important outcomes such as life expectancy and avoidable deaths, according to the research (pdf), published on June 26 by The King’s Fund.
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