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UK National Health Service
 PROFILE
UK National Health Service (NHS) tries to keep Britons healthy. The government organization provides medical, dental, optical, long-term, and other care through a system of gatekeeper general practitioners (GPs) who refer patients to specialists and more complex treatment as needed. Through some 375 trusts, NHS operates hospitals, clinics, and other facilities that provide health care services. The system also offers telemedicine services (NHS Direct) and basic care walk-in centers staffed by nurses. NHS is in the midst of a modernization to remedy its bureaucratic problems and increase its level of care as the demand for and costs of health care continue to rise.

 COMPETITION
BUPA (dossier)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: April
2000 Sales (mil.): 66,841.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (1.5)%

 KEY PEOPLE
• Alan Milburn
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
Parliament Street
London SW1 P3AG, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-207-3000
Fax: 44-207-5244
Online: Web Site

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