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Healthcare

Sector

# Healthcare in United Kingdom

The healthcare segments measured in United Kingdom, each drawn from that country’s own register. They are different populations, so they are set side by side and never added together.

Index 12.1 · Census Q4 2026 · 2 segments, 2 measured

The segments

## Side by side, never added together

| Segment | Drawn from | Median and spread | Scanned | Gated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NHS and hospitals](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/healthcare/nhs) The NHS trusts of England, the health boards and trusts of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the independent hospital groups. | NHS England (Organisation Data Service); Care Quality Commission; Wikidata | **61** · 33–77 | 223/306 | 74 of 223 |
| [GP practices](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/healthcare/gp-practices) Every active general practice in the four nations. | NHS England (Organisation Data Service; NHS.UK practice profiles) | **54** · 19–77 | 4399/7901 | 2574 of 4399 |

There is no single figure for healthcare. Each segment is its own population, and a combined median would be a number about whichever segment has the most sites. How the Census is run, and what it can support, is on the [methodology page](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).