healthcare system
The organisation of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services.
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IELTS use
Essential for reading passages comparing health systems or discussing public health.
Examples
- Every country has a different healthcare system.
- The healthcare system in many developed countries is funded by taxation.
- Reforms to the healthcare system are often controversial.
Collocations
- public healthcare system
- The public healthcare system provides free treatment to all citizens.
- healthcare system reform
- Healthcare system reform aims to reduce waiting times.
- efficient healthcare system
- A well-funded healthcare system is more efficient.
- healthcare system costs
- Rising healthcare system costs are a concern for governments.
Word family
- Noun
- healthcare system
- Adjective
- healthcare-related
Paraphrases
- health service: Often used in British English for the same concept.
- medical care structure: More descriptive term.
- system of health provision: Formal phrasing.
Common mistakes
- Healthcare is expensive in many countries. to The healthcare system is expensive in many countries.. 'Healthcare' is the service; 'healthcare system' is the structure.
- The healthcare system need improvement. to The healthcare system needs improvement.. Subject-verb agreement: system is singular.
- I don't like the healthcare system. to The healthcare system has drawbacks.. Avoid personal opinion in academic writing; be objective.