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Should we have a system like the NHS but without the option of going private?
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Jenni
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Jan 20, 2014 08:32AM
What is your opinion? Should we allow private companies, which would take off some of the pressure put on the NHS, or go completely NHS to ensure equality?
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I'm from the uk, and so live under the NHS, I will say it is actually a Godsend, I need insulin and it is there, I get new testing equipment all provided. We have no large bills to pay it creates a fair chance. Yes some people abuse the system but that happens with all welfare systems. One thing I would say is that the NHS has a big waiting system, it can take almost half a day to be seen in a&e and waiting for organs can take a very long time.
This is just a brief insight into what I have seen of it.
I often wonder why people don't have a free healthcare system despite the rise in taxes!
National Health Service.
Sorry Lia, I should have clarified. 'The National Health Service is the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. The organisation provides the majority of healthcare in the UK, from general practitioners to Accident and Emergency Departments, long-term healthcare and dentistry. '
It actually does happen around the world in some places...
