Analysis of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom from the Aspect of the Economy

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Analysis of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom from the Aspect of the Economy

Zhiyi Liu 1* , Guangyan Ma 2
  • 1 Gordonstoun school    
  • 2 Xinjiang Agricultural University    
  • *corresponding author Liuz8553@gordonstoun.org.uk
Published on 20 November 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/24/20230690
LNEP Vol.24
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-83558-127-8
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-128-5

Abstract

The National Healthcare System (NHS) is globally recognized as one of the most significant healthcare systems, with its latest remarkable representation during COVID-19. The NHS must achieve sustainable growth to promote British healthcare levels and ensure people’s safety. On the other hand, the NHS also provides a wide range of employment opportunities, particularly in most local towns and communities, and promotes the long-term unemployed back to the labor market, which leads to significant help in reducing the unemployment rate and promoting economic growth. However, the NHS still faces challenges, such as financial budgets and low payments to medical staff. This paper elaborates on the economic benefits to society, the relationship between the NHS and the government’s spending, budget resources and distribution situations, reduction of unemployment rate due to NHS, potential challenges, and future developments that the NHS may face, highlighting its pivotal role in the nation’s overall health and well-being.

Keywords:

National Healthcare System, the United Kingdom, government’s spending, economic growth, salary policy

Liu,Z.;Ma,G. (2023). Analysis of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom from the Aspect of the Economy. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,24,156-162.
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[2]. British Medical Association (2023). Health Funding Data Analysis. The British Medical Association Is the Trade Union and Professional Body for Doctors in the UK. www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/funding/health-funding-data-analysis.

[3]. The King’s Fund (2022). The NHS budget and how it has changed. www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-in- a-nutshell/NHS-budget.

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[5]. General election 19 (2019). Two-thirds of People Want a Tax Increase to Pay for Health and Social Care, according to New Poll the Health Foundation. www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/news/two-thirds-of-people-want-tax-increase-to-pay-for-health-and-social-care.

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[8]. Buchan J, Charlesworth A, Gershlick B, et al. (2017) Rising pressure: the NHS workforce challenge. https://www.health.org.uk/publications/rising-pressure-the-nhs-workforce-challenge

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Liu,Z.;Ma,G. (2023). Analysis of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom from the Aspect of the Economy. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,24,156-162.

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References

[1]. Greengross, P., et al. (1999). The History and Development of the UK National Health Service 1948 - 1999. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a08d91e5274a31e000192c/The-history-and-development-of-the-UK-NHS.

[2]. British Medical Association (2023). Health Funding Data Analysis. The British Medical Association Is the Trade Union and Professional Body for Doctors in the UK. www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/funding/health-funding-data-analysis.

[3]. The King’s Fund (2022). The NHS budget and how it has changed. www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-in- a-nutshell/NHS-budget.

[4]. Taylor, Matthew (2022). The NHS Can Help Cure the UK’s Economic Malaise: NHS Confederation. www.nhsconfed.org/articles/nhs-can-help-cure-uks-economic-malaise.

[5]. General election 19 (2019). Two-thirds of People Want a Tax Increase to Pay for Health and Social Care, according to New Poll the Health Foundation. www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/news/two-thirds-of-people-want-tax-increase-to-pay-for-health-and-social-care.

[6]. NHS reset (2020). Health is the New Wealth, the NNS’s Role in Economic and Social Recovery. www.nhsconfed.org/NHSReset, 2020, n/a.

[7]. Sharma, V. (2023) The NHS staffing crisis cannot be resolved without reform of the doctors’ pay review body. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Volume 380, p.151-p.151.

[8]. Buchan J, Charlesworth A, Gershlick B, et al. (2017) Rising pressure: the NHS workforce challenge. https://www.health.org.uk/publications/rising-pressure-the-nhs-workforce-challenge

[9]. Mahase E. (2022) Nurses’ strike: Government must act to avoid “stalemate for the foreseeable future”. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 379.

[10]. Holmes J. (2023). The NHS Crisis has been Years in the Making. BMJ: British Medical Journal. 380, 96.