The United Kingdom provides free public healthcare to all permanent residents, paid for by general taxation. About 18% of a citizen’s income tax goes towards healthcare, which is about 4.5% of the average citizen’s income. UK also has a growing private healthcare sector that is still much smaller than the public sector. The National Health Service (NHS) is responsible for the public healthcare sector of the UK.
Specialty | Universe | % of Reach |
---|---|---|
Allergists/Immunologists | 120 | 83% |
Anesthesiologists | 13,727 | 26% |
Cardiologists | 2,432 | 72% |
Critical Care/Intensive Care | See ER | N/A |
Dermatologists | 1,190 | 57% |
Emergency Medicine | 5,652 | 23% |
Endocrinologists/Diabetologists | 1,426 | 53% |
ENT | 1,300 | 40% |
Gastroenterologists | 1,787 | 56% |
General Surgeons | 9,293 | 54% |
General/Family Practitioners | 47,683 | 22% |
Geriatricians | 2,450 | 55% |
Hematologists/Hematology-Oncologists | 925 | 34% |
Infectious Diseases | 213 | 54% |
Internal Medicine | See Gen Med | N/A |
Specialty | Universe | % of Reach |
---|---|---|
Nephrologists | 600 | 49% |
Neurologists | 1,149 | 46% |
Nurses | 37,200 | 3% |
OB/GYNs | 6,527 | 32% |
Oncologists | 1,393 | 57% |
Ophthalmologists | 2,863 | 55% |
Orthopaedists | 3,717 | 16% |
Pediatricians | 8,660 | 13% |
Pharmacists | 46,000 | 8% |
Psychiatrists | 11,832 | 54% |
Pulmonologists | 1,769 | 15% |
Radiologists | 4,970 | 27% |
Rheumatologists | 1,117 | 69% |
Urologists | 1,767 | 59% |