It its more fair (no two classes like in Germany), and that's why it's well liked, but it's chronically under-funded. For example: https://www.physiciansweekly.

It its more fair (no two classes like in Germany), and that's why it's well liked, but it's chronically under-funded. For example: https://www.physiciansweekly.com/elective-surgery-ban-for-smokers-and-obese-patients/ https://www.physiciansweekly.com/elective-surgery-ban-for-sm... Waiting times: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2711192/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2711192/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50397856 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50397856