The National Health Service (NHS) is the common term for the four publicly funded healthcare systems of the UK. Funded through taxation, treatment is free at the point of delivery.
MRSA and hospital acquired infection
Are private hospitals safer than the NHS? MRSA infection is a growing concern for both doctors and patients. Read more in our Guide to Hospital Infection.
Read the guide to NHS hospital infection
Surgery Door provides a guide to hospital infections. It details all the many types of hospital infections that can be acquired in NHS hospitals.
Read the guide