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Today’s R&D provides resources on the British National Health Service (NHS).  Created in the years following the Second World War, the NHS provides British citizens with comprehensive medical care.  The future of the NHS could factor into this year’s British parliamentary election as the country grapples with how to handle rising healthcare costs due to an aging population and advances in medical technology.  Traditionally, the British Labour Party has accused its Conservative counterpart of trying to privatize and eliminate NHS services.