Well, he got into one of the better hospitals by the looks of it, I am sure there are many. I'm surprised he was not billed, from what I read on wall posters in

Well, he got into one of the better hospitals by the looks of it, I am sure there are many. I'm surprised he was not billed, from what I read on wall posters in hospitals non-residents (or non-EU?) are charged for medical services. Unfortunately had my share of landings in E&A and I was less than impressed. Generally bad/old looking buildings and rooms, not the most skilled staff - some of them were struggling to speak English, long waiting times (my record is 5h). On the other hand many of the people working in the NHS are literally life saving heroes, so they deserve our respect. Any country on this planet that does not have a similar system can't call itself civilised. Luckily most of Europe has this in some form or another. This is not to say that things can't be improved. NHS could probably run 2 times better on half the money it currently spends; I think efficiency is FAR from being their strong point. At this size it takes a special kind of management to do stuff without huge waste - perhaps Toyota can lend a hand here.[1] :-) [1] - http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-26/work-efficiency-lessons-from-toyotas-productivity-guru http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-26/work-efficie... etc