title: Health systems in the United kingdom and their role in increasing equity.
abstract: This article describes the organization of the National Health Service with respect to the primary and secondary levels of care it offers children. It begins with a personal reflection from 17 years ago that is still relevant to the challenges confronting families in the United Kingdom today. It will discuss the basics of what is different and what is similar when comparing the UK health care system to that of the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population and Family Health, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States