| Ka-pi96 said: How do you feel about healthcare in your country? The NHS is really good. Not perfect, but it's still great not having to pay when going to the doctor. There's been a lot of controversy about it's finances lately (governments suck at budgeting things, what's new?  ) but on a day to day basis I think it still works fine. I nor any of my family have ever had any real problems with it.How do you feel about gun control in your country? I've literally never seen a gun before here in the UK. So I think they're doing a great job on that front! |
It works well for minor illnesses but if you've got cancer or heart disease and you've got the money then going private or flying to the united states for treatment improves your chances of survival by quite a bit. Having a government run healthcare service means poor people have access to health care but it also means the healthcare is mediocre because the goverment struggle's to fund it meaning the drugs, equipment and facillities are cheap and the surgeons and docters don't get paid that well so the most talented ones don't work for the NHS. This is why survival rates for cancer and heart disease in the UK are lagging behind most other developed countries.
Also The goverment pays the drug company's so poorly that they have barely enough money left for new drug research so there is no innovation and no competition either because the goverment has a monopoly. Competition drives up quality and increases innovation, that is why the new groundbreaking advancements in medical care will come from a privatised health service (United states).
