Since it was founded 60 years ago, British health ministers have been unable to resist declaring the UK's National Health Service "the envy of the world".
But now almost no one outside the UK - many fewer within it - believes them. Nor should they.
By Nicholas Timmins, Public Policy Editor
Published: June 30 2008 03:00 | Last updated: June 30 2008 03:00
Since it was founded 60 years ago, British health ministers have been unable to resist declaring the UK's National Health Service "the envy of the world".
But now almost no one outside the UK - many fewer within it - believes them. Nor should they.