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    Understanding UK healthcare

    How healthcare in the UK is organised, who pays for what, and where private cover sits alongside the NHS. This section explains the system itself — funding, regulation and your rights as a patient — rather than any single product.

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    How the system works

    How NHS and private care are funded and how the two fit together.

    Regulation and rights

    Who regulates care and cover, and what you are entitled to.

    Paying for care

    The ways people pay for treatment in the UK, and what each one costs.

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