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Thread #122219 Message #2685552
Posted By: Rumncoke
22-Jul-09 - 06:04 PM
Thread Name: BS: Nationalized Healthcare, good? bad?
Subject: RE: BS: Nationalized Healthcare, good? bad?
For most everyday things the British Health Service will provide adequate care when it is needed.
It is true that for some things some areas do not provide some drugs and others do - the so called post code lottery - and there are perhaps other things that could be done better, but for most of the population there will have been care and treatment from early in pregnancy to their leaving school, with no cost to their parents.
They will have been immunised against common diseases, checked to see that they are growing properly, had their vision tested, to see if they require glasses, have regular dental checks and any treatments required all as a routine. Hopefully they will then reach adulthood fit and well and ready to go to work an pay taxes.
When they retire they will once again have free health care.
In the time in between if they are prescribed a drug or other treatment they pay a standard charge for it to be dispensed at the chemist - I think it is about 8 pounds.
If they require treatment after an accident, cataract surgery, appendectomy or knee replacement - it is done.
It seems to be a very sensible system to me.
If I catch flu I can phone up to confirm the symptoms and get treatment sent round to the house rather than go out and spread the virus. When a vaccine is developed I will be invited to go and have the jab.
The administration of an insurance funded health care system must cost so much that could be used to better effect on other things.
Anne Croucher