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NHS

American  

abbreviation

  1. British. National Health Service.

  2. National Highway System.

  3. National Honor Society: a group that high school juniors and seniors are invited to join in recognition of their academic achievement, leadership, service, and character.


NHS British  

abbreviation

  1. National Health Service

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After a period of mentorship lasting up to two years, the NQPs would progress to career paramedics on a NHS Band 6 pay scale.

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A Welsh Labour spokesperson said they were "committed to ensuring the NHS in Wales has the staff it needs now and in the future" through a long-term workforce plan.

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Plaid Cymru's Dr Gwyn Williams candidate for Gŵyr Abertawe described the loss of graduates from the NHS workforce in Wales as "a tragedy" that "threatens to worsen ambulance waiting times".

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Sam Peate, from the NHS Humber Health Partnership, which has hospitals in Grimsby and Scunthorpe that will be affected by the strike, said: "Unfortunately, it is unavoidable that some patients will have their appointments and procedures postponed as a result of the action."

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Sam Peate, from the NHS Humber Health Partnership, which has hospitals in Goole and Hull that will be affected by the strike, said: "Unfortunately, it is unavoidable that some patients will have their appointments and procedures postponed as a result of the action."

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