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This is the result of single payer or nationalised systems where private healthcare is not allowed. So in systems like the UK, you can walk into a clinic for a
by starfallg 3y ago
This is the result of single payer or nationalised systems where private healthcare is not allowed.
So in systems like the UK, you can walk into a clinic for an MRI, you just have to pay privately for that access, usually covered if you have additional medical insurance. If you want the procedure though nationalised healthcare (NHS), there is a wait.
Health insurance is relatively cheap in the UK compared to the US. A lot of frontline care is done via the NHS contracts with the GPs and the A&E service at the NHS hospitals.
- DanBC 3y ago> If you want the procedure though nationalised healthcare (NHS), there is a wait Unless it's an emergent procedure, in which case it'll be done same day or within the next 72 hours.
- starfallg 3y agoYes, that's right, there is a system of prioritisation in the NHS and this also varies by the different NHS trusts so it depends on where you live.
- lostlogin 3y ago> Unless it's an emergent procedure I’m a massive advocate for socialised healthcare, but NHS emergency departments have been farcically bad lately. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/13/accident-emergency-patients-nhs-england-dangerous-wait-times-12-hours https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/13/accident-eme...
- regularfry 3y agoThe reasons for this are very interesting. It's worth having a read of https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B2034-delivery-plan-for-recovering-urgent-and-emergency-care-services.pdf https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B2034-... for more info from the source. The interface with social care is a particularly hard nut to crack.