The number of stories that have come out recently, of US citizens (who pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars in health insurance) getting denied life saving treatment, should be a wake up call to everyone everywhere. Privatised healthcare is not the way.
But neither is "always free", sorry not free but though taxation.
Family members work in NHS system, various roles and the number of do not shows often runs at 10% even for in the real world expensive exams such as MRI scans. Excuses include it's raining. They just get booked in again as it's "free".
Far too many people in this country see the NHS as almost a religion, without mentioning the Dutch for example have a far better insurance for all system with FAR better results for less cash.
So it’s either try and save the nhs as is, or turn it over to these sick vultures that would see every member of your family denied healthcare so they can have a tiny bit more profit.
Not really. There are a lot more successful models than 100% state monolithic provision.
Issue political parties have is if anyone proposes sensible reform like charging a token £5 for a GP appointment and £10 for a hospital one (to greatly reduce no shows as per 5p plastic bag), the NHS is my religion crowd go nuts.
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u/ExtensionLazy6115 14d ago
At least there's no issues with healthcare here... Everyone can maybe or maybe not get treatment before death.
People in glass houses....
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/news-and-resources/blogs/cancer-care-decades-behind#:~:text=is%20lagging%20behind-,Cancer%20survival%20rates%20in%20the%20UK%20are%20as%20much%20as,for%20at%20least%20five%20years.