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British doctors seek jobs abroad amid discontent over NHS pay

by Elizabeth Hotson
Feb 19, 2024
As doctors prepare for another strike to protest their salaries and working conditions, some weigh opportunities in the U.S. and Canada.
Junior doctors plan to go on strike Saturday, another in a series of work stoppages.
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Blockchain technology, used in Bitcoin, aids U.K. vaccine program

by Stephen Beard
Mar 1, 2021
Distributed ledgers play a part in protecting vital British vaccine supplies.
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New NHS rule requiring patients to prove residency has implications for undocumented immigrants

by Hannah Harris Green
May 21, 2018
The U.K.’s National Health Service provides free, universal healthcare to U.K. residents. In the past, the NHS would provide treatment without knowing patients’ residency status, but new rules put in place in October mean that clinics now must ask for identity documents up front to determine whether patients must pay for care. The most recent U.K. Department […]
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Three global ideas that could make U.S. health care better

by Sean McHenry
Jul 7, 2017
If you could have any part of another country's health care system, what would it be?
An ambulance arrives at the Accident and Emergency department of the Bristol Royal Infirmary in Bristol, England.
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