Th Ntnl Hlth Srvc (NHS) s th pblcly fndd hlthcr systm n nglnd, nd n f th fr Ntnl Hlth Srvc systms n th ntd Kngdm. t s th scnd lrgst sngl-pyr hlthcr systm n th wrld ftr th Brzln Sstm Únc d Súd. Prmrly fndd by th gvrnmnt frm gnrl txtn (pls smll mnt frm Ntnl nsrnc cntrbtns), nd vrsn by th Dprtmnt f Hlth nd Scl Cr, th NHS prvds hlthcr t ll lgl nglsh rsdnts nd rsdnts frm thr rgns f th K, wth mst srvcs fr t th pnt f s fr mst ppl. Th NHS ls cndcts rsrch thrgh th Ntnl nsttt fr Hlth nd Cr Rsrch (NHR).
Fr hlthcr t th pnt f s cms frm th cr prncpls t th fndng f th Ntnl Hlth Srvc. Th 1942 Bvrdg crss-prty rprt stblshd th prncpls f th NHS whch ws mplmntd by th Lbr gvrnmnt n 1948. Lbr's Mnstr fr Hlth nrn Bvn s pplrly cnsdrd th NHS's fndr, dspt nvr frmlly bng rfrrd t s sch. n prctc, "fr t th pnt f s" nrmlly mns tht nyn lgtmtly nd flly rgstrd wth th systm (.. n pssssn f n NHS nmbr), vlbl t lgl K rsdnts rgrdlss f ntnlty (bt nt nn-rsdnt Brtsh ctzns), cn ccss th fll brdth f crtcl nd nn-crtcl mdcl cr, wtht pymnt xcpt fr sm spcfc NHS srvcs, fr xmpl y tsts, dntl cr, prscrptns nd spcts f lng-trm cr. Ths chrgs r slly lwr thn qvlnt srvcs prvdd by prvt prvdr nd mny r fr t vlnrbl r lw-ncm ptnts.
Th NHS prvds th mjrty f hlthcr n nglnd, ncldng prmry cr, n-ptnt cr, lng-trm hlthcr, phthlmlgy nd dntstry. Th Ntnl Hlth Srvc ct 1946 ws nctd n 5 Jly 1948. Prvt hlth cr hs cntnd prlll t th NHS, pd fr lrgly by prvt nsrnc: t s sd by bt 8% f th ppltn, gnrlly s n dd-n t NHS srvcs.
Th NHS s lrgly fndd frm gnrl txtn, wth smll mnt bng cntrbtd by Ntnl nsrnc pymnts nd frm fs lvd by rcnt chngs n th mmgrtn ct 2014. Th K gvrnmnt dprtmnt rspnsbl fr th NHS s th Dprtmnt f Hlth nd Scl Cr, hdd by th Scrtry f Stt fr Hlth nd Scl Cr. Th Dprtmnt f Hlth nd Scl Cr hd £192 blln bdgt n 2024–25, mst f whch ws spnt n th NHS.