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NHS

American  

abbreviation

  1. British. National Health Service.

  2. National Highway System.

  3. National Honor Society: a group that high school juniors and seniors are invited to join in recognition of their academic achievement, leadership, service, and character.


NHS British  

abbreviation

  1. National Health Service

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After enrolling on the NHS Wales SilverCloud Space from Anxiety programme, he worked through a 12-week course, learning "how to manage my thoughts and let things go".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Other colleagues who were interviewed as part of the investigation into Redvers also complained about the process and the NHS upheld most of their complaints.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

He was also working with the NHS locally on setting up a Trans Health hub and with a Brighton trans support charity called The Clare Project.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

MPs say the NHS must learn from private providers who often use digital platforms to do some of this work.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

It has a crest that reads NHS embroidered in pale yellow stitching, and brassy state championship pins that look vibrant against the jacket’s black fabric.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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