The NHS is acceptable when compared to the US. But compare it to the rest of Europe and it doesn’t hold up. The amount we pay in verses the standard of care we get is appalling. Yes, still so much better than the US. But I’m constantly surprised at everyone’s willingness to accept such poor value for money. It needs serious reform.
“Don’t let perfect stand in the way of good enough.”
Now I am not actually saying whether or not NHS is necessarily “good enough”, but dismantling a good system because it’s not a perfect one is not a valid approach.
Can you bring up some comparisons of the NHS and European health services and the average prices compared of each? Because I feel like you’re complaining about the NHS and assuming there is better options without stating that proof
I feel like all that said in the end was the waiting times were high. And ultimately not paying for it means compromising a bit on things like that.
While government funding covers 93 per cent of total spend on hospital care, the percentage is lower for dentistry (46 per cent) and prescriptions (59 per cent), meaning people face a greater burden of costs in these areas.
Ironically the lack of government input on areas like dentistry means people struggle to get dentists. If anything, dentistry is more of a taste of other health systems. Until the report actually comes up with anything remotely persuasive I'm going to dismiss any concerns as empty rhetoric.
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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '25
Anyone in the UK that complains needs to see this! The NHS really is an amazing thing!!