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You're right, unfortunately I don't have that data. I can only give you my personal experience of the NHS. The often portrayed boogieman of NHS waiting lists a
by maxehmookau 9y ago
You're right, unfortunately I don't have that data. I can only give you my personal experience of the NHS.
The often portrayed boogieman of NHS waiting lists are usually incorrect. I saw my GP this morning after ringing up 20 minutes previously and had an appointment within the hour. I was in and out within 30 minutes with a prescription that was electronically sent to my pharmacist who had filled it before I arrived later today. The whole process cost me nothing, except for the prescription fee which is capped at £120 a year for the heaviest users.
Last week my wife ended up in A&E (what you call the ER). She was seen within 2 hours by a doctor who assessed her, triaged her, gave her some medications (which were free as they were in hospital) and sent her on her way. It's an insanely efficient system.
Primary care in the NHS (GPs, Emergency care) is usually pretty impressive despite what many tabloid papers say.
Secondary care can often have waiting lists but their length is legally enforced with the state having to pick up the tab for private care if wait times are longer than the legal maximum.
America seems to think this is the way to kill your population. It's really pretty great!
- EADGBE 9y agoEverywhere you look there's just numbers supporting the cost of the whole system. If they were able to break that down into what a typical family pays, and compare; I'd bet you'd get even more people (gasp! Even conservatives, hell I'm almost on board myself) converted to the idea overnight.