[1/2] A customer talks to an in store fishmonger at a Tesco supermarket near Liverpool, Britain, January 28, 2019. REUTERS/ Phil NobleLONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Supermarket group Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain's largest private-sector employer, is to offer its staff virtual appointments with a private family doctor, in another indication of the pressures engulfing the country's National Health Service (NHS). The NHS, which celebrated its 75th anniversary on Wednesday, was launched after World War Two to provide health care free at the point of use, and remains a much-loved institution. "This is a direct investment in the health of our colleagues," Tesco's UK people director, James Goodman, said. Tesco, like other big employers and retailers, has previously provided more traditional benefits to staff, such as share schemes and staff discounts, and last year started offering advances on pay.

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Persons: Phil Noble LONDON, YuLife, Booker, James Goodman, James Davey, Kate Holton, David Holmes Organizations: Tesco, REUTERS, National Health Service, Reuters, Health, Workers, Tesco Bank, Thomson Locations: Liverpool, Britain, England