NHS attacked by US - Twitter

[Browney]

While I was in hospital, they were fantastic. I needed 3 operations on a broken wrist of mine, and they didn't settle for nearly right, they wanted it to be perfect. And even when I had appendicitis, my GP missed it, but we went back, a day later when the condition was worse and I was sent straight through. In just about 2 hours from arriving at the hospital I was in theatre. Everyone makes mistakes, but if it wasn't for the NHS, I'd be costing my parents a bomb. So there's no hard feelings from me.

[efq]

At the end of the day, it isn' free for us. We pay tax's, part of that tax goes to the cost for health care. In America, none of their tax goes towards health care.

[Technologic]

I'd rather have a system where doctors get bonuses for saving patients not where they get bonuses for turning away patients like the the US.

[ifuseekamy]

At the end of the day, it isn' free for us. We pay tax's, part of that tax goes to the cost for health care. In America, none of their tax goes towards health care.

You can't miss what you didn't have, so it'll hit you harder having to pay $15,000 to give birth in hospital as opposed to receiving it "free" because you pay for it in taxes.

[Sammeth.]

The NHS is nothing but good in my opinion. As many have said it has its pros and cons, but as it is, the NHS shouldn't ever be removed, there isn't any justification for it to be removed, and Im sure when the NHS saves a life of someone close to you you'll be incredibly thankful. Just one of many reasons to vote Labour*+*+*+

[StefanWolves]

Put it this way, I'd rather wait for surgery and then get good quality service for free, unlike in the US, you may get through straight away, but having the burden of paying for even seeing the doctor, is disgraceful...

Long live the NHS.

[-:Undertaker:-]

At the end of the day, it isn' free for us. We pay tax's, part of that tax goes to the cost for health care. In America, none of their tax goes towards health care.

..and the NHS still is paying billions on red tape schemes/officals, it isnt run like a private business because it doesnt have (real) budget like a private business does so it doesn't really care whats wasted. I am still willing to give it a chance though, but it needs de-centralising and then we'd see.

The NHS is nothing but good in my opinion. As many have said it has its pros and cons, but as it is, the NHS shouldn't ever be removed, there isn't any justification for it to be removed, and Im sure when the NHS saves a life of someone close to you you'll be incredibly thankful. Just one of many reasons to vote Labour*+*+*+

The NHS is facing incredible monetary problems every year, is far too large and centralised and something needs to happen to sort it out and if that doesn't happen the only option will be privatisation because it shouldn't and cannot carry on as it is.

Put it this way, I'd rather wait for surgery and then get good quality service for free, unlike in the US, you may get through straight away, but having the burden of paying for even seeing the doctor, is disgraceful...

Long live the NHS.

You pay through it with your taxes, so with a social healthcare system you may not use ever in your life, or may use once or twice every few years - your actually losing money. Doctors need paying, just in the United States people have the option to pay for it when they need it.

[StefanWolves]

Well i'm quite thankful that I have a system where if I ever get cancer that I will have some of the best health service in the world, for free, even if their is waiting lines ect.

You know, if you don't like the NHS, you can always go private, or go abroad and pay, so you still have other options ect, we get the best of both worlds, and for that we are lucky.

And yes, I agree, it does need to be changed, but it doesn't deserve to be called 'evil' by some dumb American half whits who haven't ever experienced it.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Well i'm quite thankful that I have a system where if I ever get cancer that I will have some of the best health service in the world, for free, even if their is waiting lines ect.

You know, if you don't like the NHS, you can always go private, or go abroad and pay, so you still have other options ect, we get the best of both worlds, and for that we are lucky.

And yes, I agree, it does need to be changed, but it doesn't deserve to be called 'evil' by some dumb American half whits who haven't ever experienced it.

My family pay taxes and always have, i'm entitled to the best of NHS care and I do agree with you that evil is a strong word, but the case for the United States to introduce a NHS-style system is not strong at all, when looking at the crisis the NHS is and will sink into within years and especially as the United States is in severe levels of debt, with its citzens already struggling - they dont need more tax.

[Black_Apalachi]

nvr has got a lot to answer for .

Lol overall if I lived in any country without the service we have available to us from the NHS, I think I would feel very vulnerable and scared of anything happening to me or my family purely because of the financial costs. Basically I've got no money now so if I had a life-threatening problem right now and had to pay for the treatment, I'd be ******. I don't know how they even cope tbh. But anyway, I feel very lucky to have such a service available to me.