Whats the point of the NHS?

Mynight said:
Makes me wonder how much pharmaceutical companies mark up the drugs. I know they cost billions to develop.

To be honest you had cosmetic surgery and youre whinging about spending £24? It wasnt a necessary surgery so why should the nhs pay for it? (or am I wrong
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To put it in to perspective the time and cost taken to get to market. I met a chemist for lunch weds and she's been here for over 10yrs. The first compound she worked on when she joined is only now in phase 2 studies.
There are 4 phases in Clin trials and then 4b which is marketing.
 
It should be totally free, if the UK government stopped letting rich people avoid paying dues then we could afford to make it free, we could afford a much higher standard of living overall.

However, it's good we have it, all I know is I'd rather some healthcare be available to everyone than be like America, where people will beg you not to call them an ambulance which would almost definitely save their life because they can't afford it.
 
nick.lidgett said:
You can buy a prescription pre payment card that lasts 3 months, it costs about £30 and lasts 3 months, well worth it if you have on going problems.
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Aye, a pre-pay cert for prescriptions is a very good idea, even if you only have one or two items a month on average.
 
For certain treatment they even give you exception certificates. My mum has terminal cancer and as such receives free drugs for anything relating to her cancer.

We have a lovely country when you really think about it.
 
The UK is also VERY cheap for generic drugs like paracetamol and ibu, aspirin etc. You can get the generics for what 30p for 8?

I cannot get any generics and it costs me about 5quid for 8 tablets. :(
 
I personally think we've got a cracking healthcare system over here. For all its faults it is also something a lot of countries aspire to have.
 
Yes i had a Tummy Tuck after losing 8 1/2 stone, i did it because i had loads of excess skin which left me with no self esteem. I didn't have any help losing the weight unlike a lot of people who have tummy tuck and they get them done on the NHS.

Yeah in your view it wasn't worth writing a post, but the fact the i had to wait 30min then get given the 3rd prescription in as many days. I agree that we only pay a small amount for drugs but it annoyed me that i have to provide my own dressing, it's like asking people who work in offices to bring their own paper for the printer.

As i said i wasn't looking for an argument, but people are quick to jump on people aren't they?
 
Agreed, I would love for some people to migrate over to another country and use their healthcare system for a few years, they would be running back along with the people who come over to use our healthcare system in the first place.
 
bulb66 said:
As i said i wasn't looking for an argument, but people are quick to jump on people aren't they?
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You came on here and opened a discussion topic, you should have expected opinions that weren't the same as your own. You had elective surgery and have suffered a post-op infection, which would have been explained to you as one of the potential complications. I've got zero sympathy for you.

Of course the NHS isn't perfect, but what is? In my opinion it's still one of the greatest things about our country and I'm extremely proud of it. This style of accessible healthcare is years ahead of its time even now.

But then I work in the NHS so I'm biased.
 
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DJMK4 said:
Agreed, I would love for some people to migrate over to another country and use their healthcare system for a few years, they would be running back along with the people who come over to use our healthcare system in the first place.
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That's not what my work colleagues been saying

He thinks his American healthcare is a million times better, and he's had his fair share of problems....believe me
 
glen8 said:
That's not what my work colleagues been saying

He thinks his American healthcare is a million times better, and he's had his fair share of problems....believe me
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I wouldn't say its a million times better, bit of an over exaggeration there, however I do recall that it costs a hell of a lot more over there, plus they have many flaws in there system in itself so much so that American people who have had experience with the NHS (that have lived over in the UK for a while) and returned, are in favor of the NHS.

If you don't like the NHS then just go private, simples.
 
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American health care is great if you have the right insurance plan... else it's pretty poor in terms of being affordable. Just visiting a doctor costs money, we can see our doctors for free, we can get operation for free.

When I say free I clearly mean at no additional cost.
 
DJMK4 said:
I wouldn't say its a million times better, bit of an over exaggeration there, however I do recall that it costs a hell of a lot more over there
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American healthcare is good, but it is horrendously overpriced.

Even wealthy families can be put in deep financial trouble through paying excesses on insurance policies, and it will take a much larger chunk of your salary to pay insurance over your working life and indeed retirement (which is very expensive and unaffordable for a lot of US citzens).

In the UK people are welcome to use private healthcare, but there is the NHS for people who cannot. It's a much better system, people don't die because they simply can't afford to go to a doctor about their health problems.
 
I really wouldn't know, I've only experienced the NHS

He puts it like this:

UK

Everyone - Average healthcare

USA

Poor Income - Poor or no healthcare
Average Income - Great healthcare
High Income - Awesome healthare
 
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