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national service

A generic term used for a complex hospital service which is performed in only one (i.e., nationally) or in a limited number of centres in the UK to maximise economies of scale. National services often require a multidisciplinary approach (e.g., heart and liver transplantation) and require super-specialisation.
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Thousands of vehicles pass by the National Service Square every day, he pointed out.
New RAK roundabout in honour of martyrs, servicemen
The key considerations for a private sector employer in relation to an employee carrying out national service are as follows:
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"It is a good thing for such a person to get recruited for national service as she will become an important citizen."
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Fellow Meltham man Derek Brook - no relation to Reg - also did National Service.
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For more information, tel secretary Pat Honey on 01782 516887 or email pgh87@talktalktalk.net More details can be found online: www.nsrafa.org PAULINE LITTLER Secretary, South and West Wales Group, National Service (RAF) Association, Carmel, Carmarthenshire
Join up - again; LETTERS
The individuals pushing "national service" are elected to governing positions by other individuals.
National Service not right
Organizers are making a clear distinction between national service and volunteering, according to Tim Zimmermann, director of communications at Be The Change, which has offices in Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, D.C.
National movement: summit for national service set for New York City
Millions of people in the free world live productive lives without the need of national service.
Your view: Letter - Bad service
You won't, however, hear that from many of the thousands of men who did National Service and gained a rich understanding of brotherhood, comradeship and, most importantly, discipline.
Letter: YourSay - A firm foundation
The Corporation for National Service awarded a grant for three years to The University of Mississippi School of Education in order to fund the Learn and Serve America After-School Service-Learning Lighthouse Partnership program.
Service-learning and student attitudes
Corporation for National Services. The American Jewish Congress (AJC) had challenged the national services program widely known as AmeriCorps for violating church-state separation.
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student in the natural sciences, I appreciate the implication that students following my career path are providing a form of national service. I would, however, love to see graduates in professions of service (social work, nursing, etc.) or scholars in the social sciences counted as assets to our nation.
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