 health care system in the uk health care system in the uk barsha lun 27092021 1250 as the saying goes health is wealth everyone has probably heard this proverb at some time in their lives the foundation of human happiness and wellbeing is sound healthas we all know one s health is one s most precious asset having a healthy population is beneficial to a country too if the citizens are healthy then they will be more productive and live much longer which contributes significantly to the prosperity economic progress and wealth of the country those who live in the uk permanently can have access to free treatment such as physicians hospitals mental care via the nhs they also have an option of private health insurance which provides people with faster access to experts shorter queues and better health facilities in the uk they have the national health system nhs a free health care system that is publicly funded the nhs differs from several other health care systems in that its budget is largely financed by taxation instead of health insurance people can also pick from small private healthcare care if they want to although the nhs provides the majority of services for free there are some treatments for which fees will be levied such as dental care and prescription fees the nhs is the foundation of the united kingdom s public health care and was designed to be a universal system nevertheless since each country of the uk is allowed to alter the system the policies vary across the border meaning that the quality and efficiency of the service have been impacted while healthcare is generally of excellent quality all over the uk the nhs is not an insurancebased system but rather a residencebased system meaning that all the citizens of the united kingdom even expats are entitled to free services since the uk was part of the eu visitors from european economic area or switzerland were entitled to free nhs service if they provide their european health insurance card ehic but even if the united kingdom is no longer a member of the european union the ehic will continue to be valid in all nations except norway liechtenstein and switzerland noneu switzerland eea citizens are entitled to the same free nhs services as british citizens even citizens who are not eu efta members have free access to healthcare which includes family planning and emergency treatment however to obtain additional healthcare options people must acquire health insurance the foundation of human happiness and wellbeing is sound healthas we all know one s health is one s most precious asset having a healthy population is beneficial to a country too if the citizens are healthy then they will be more productive and live much longer which contributes significantly to the prosperity economic progress and wealth of the country those who live in the uk permanently can have access to free treatment such as physicians hospitals mental care via the nhs they also have an option of private health insurance which provides people with faster access to experts shorter queues and better health facilities in the uk they have the national health system nhs a free health care system that is publicly funded the nhs differs from several other health care systems in that its budget is largely financed by taxation instead of health insurance people can also pick from small private healthcare care if they want to although the nhs provides the majority of services for free there are some treatments for which fees will be levied such as dental care and prescription fees the nhs is the foundation of the united kingdom s public health care and was designed to be a universal system nevertheless since each country of the uk is allowed to alter the system the policies vary across the border meaning that the quality and efficiency of the service have been impacted while healthcare is generally of excellent quality all over the uk the nhs is not an insurancebased system but rather a residencebased system meaning that all the citizens of the united kingdom even expats are entitled to free services since the uk was part of the eu visitors from european economic area or switzerland were entitled to free nhs service if they provide their european health insurance card ehic but even if the united kingdom is no longer a member of the european union the ehic will continue to be valid in all nations except norway liechtenstein and switzerland noneu switzerland eea citizens are entitled to the same free nhs services as british citizens even citizens who are not eu efta members have free access to healthcare which includes family planning and emergency treatment however to obtain additional healthcare options people must acquire health insurance as the saying goes health is wealth everyone has probably heard this proverb at some time in their lives  