The closest hospital to Postman's Park is St. Bartholomew's, the oldest hospital in Britain, known locally as Barts. It's an NHS hospital (National Health Service) which means it is a publicly funded institution - no sellouts here.
Like most publicly funded health care systems, the NHS caused and causes controversy. This BBC archive provides a background on the development of public health care in the UK. Here are some current headlines to give a contemporary snapshot.
Private care is also a reality. This site is a marvelous portal into that world, Dr. Larry....
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