NHS

NHS or the NHS

1. (British) Initialism of National Health Service.
   • 2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 294:

     Thank god for the NHS, because if I had to pay for these sessions myself I wouldnʼt get close to halfway to recovery before bankrupting myself.

2. (US) Initialism of National Highway System.
3. (US) Initialism of National Honors Society.

NHS (plural NHSes)

1. (US) Initialism of National Historic Site.

NHS (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) Initialism of national high school.

• HSN, NSH