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Britain boasts a robust reputation in the health sector, from the triumphs of the National Health Service—one of parliament’s towering achievements of the 20th century—to its place in the vanguard of medical research and development. We begin this chapter by examining the history and influence of the Department of Health. The section also features success stories from clinical commissioning groups—the bodies responsible for organising the delivery of NHS services —across England, and institutions whose hard work has advanced the boundaries of medical excellence the world over.