As the population of Britain gets older, the hospital service now treats more patients than before, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitals—many of which were built in the nineteenth century—provide nearly half a million beds and have over 480, 000 medical staff. The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe although Britain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbours.
During the 1980s there was considerable restructuring of the Health Service with an increased emphasis on managerial efficiency and the privatization of some services (for example, cleaning). At the end of the 1980s the government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS, including allowing some hospitals to be selfgoverning, and encouraging GPs to compete for patients. Patients would be able to choose and change their family doctor more easily and GPs would have more financial responsibility. The political questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from.
【语篇解读】 国家保健中心由中央政府直接负责,但由地方当局管理。建立国家保健中心的最初目的是为农村居民提供免费的基本健康护理,尤其儿童、孕妇等可享受免费治疗。
1. We can know from the first paragraph that________.
A. the original aim of the NHS was to provide equal basic health care for everybody
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