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Terrifyingly, according to the World Health Organisation definition the UK no longer has a NHS

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/...-a6923126.html

The NHS Reinstatement Bill may be the final hope we have of getting our NHS back

The NHS has actually been abolished.

Now you may think that this is untrue. After all, you still go and see your GP or may be admitted to hospital and receive care free at the point of delivery. However, the Health & Social Care Act 2012 has abolished the NHS in legislative terms. It has achieved this through several mechanisms.

It has axed the government's responsibility for the NHS. It has devolved responsibility to Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The CCGs have no legal obligation to provide you with anything beyond emergency care - this may not be the case at present but it means that there is no legal guarantee that they will continue to do so...