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> In a system where you can't sue your healthcare provider for egregious malpractice because they're a governmental body and are thus subject to the same citize
by elemeno 14y ago
> In a system where you can't sue your healthcare provider for egregious malpractice because they're a governmental body and are thus subject to the same citizen-sues-state rules as law enforcement or any other public service, I fear for the quality of our healthcare.
That's nonsense, hospitals and NHS Trusts are routinely sued for malpractice, along with the doctors involved. There's nothing special about any part of the NHS that makes it impossible for them to be sued - they're not part of the state, they're just state funded. Hell, you can sue most government bodies in the UK since there's no restrictions on suing the state, only against suing the Crown.
It makes your 'multiple relatives' claim seem somewhat suspect.
- Aaronontheweb 14y agoSorry if my comment doesn't please the autistic bias of HN community and greater internet justice. See my response to your sibling comment below.
- elemeno 14y agoIt's not about autistic biases for me, at least not when the topic is the NHS. All of my father, uncle, aunt and other-half are doctors all of whom work for, at least in part, the NHS and are respectively an oncologist, dermatologist, GP and ob/gyn. As you might imagine, I spend quite a lot of time listening to them talk about the NHS, their particular trusts and their hospitals and the failings of all the above. All of them would much rather live here where you'll be looked after by the NHS, and can also have private care if you're willing to pay for it (though often the only difference is that you get a nicer room and shorter waits for non-emergency operations), than in the US where the patient is merely the mechanism through which you bill the insurance company.