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How different is the UK's National Health Service from the kind of medicine practiced in the United States, or from the kind of medicine practiced in Canada? I'
by taxicabjesus 10y ago
How different is the UK's National Health Service from the kind of medicine practiced in the United States, or from the kind of medicine practiced in Canada? I'm primarily interested in philosophical differences.
The author of The American Way of Birth [1] was traumatized by her two experiences giving birth in the United States. Her first two children were born in the UK - it was a much more pleasant experience.
[1] https://books.google.com/books?id=QVqcPwAACAAJ https://books.google.com/books?id=QVqcPwAACAAJ
(note to self - another book with the same title: https://books.google.com/books?id=xqVsAAAAMAAJ https://books.google.com/books?id=xqVsAAAAMAAJ )
- DanBC 10y agoThere are 4 - one each for Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales. They're all slightly different. The English NHS is just about to go through a lot of change because of cuts. The "Sustainability and Transformation Plan" programme will push for a lot more prevention and self care, and less use of hospital treatment. It's a bit worrying. If you have an illness and want to see what the English NHS thinks your treatment should be you can check NHS Choices (also available in Spanish because Mexico got the rights to use it so long as they translated it) and NICE. I'm not sure what you mean by "philosophical differences"?