Healthcare access varies across the UK’s four nations—England, Scotland, Wales,...

https://devolutionmagazine.co.uk/2026/07/05/healthcare-divergence-across-the-uk-why-access-depends-on-where-you-live/

Healthcare access varies across the UK’s four nations—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—largely due to different policies set after devolution. This means the care you get can depend on where you live, sometimes called a postcode lottery