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The article explores the status of the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain. Launched in July 1948, doctors predicted that NHS will lead to a rapid decline in medical standards in Great Britain. NHS encourages patients to get cheap medical advice and free prescriptions. The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that NHS is draining government money. However, a report from physician Henry Cohen and his team has said that NHS is improving after patients were required to pay fees for extra services.

The article offers information on the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain. It states that state-run health insurance for employed workers are changed into NHS wherein their payroll taxes goes to NHS. It also states that NHS does not accept payments for prescriptions, eyeglasses and dentistry and patients are free to select their doctor and to change doctors when they wish.