How are prescriptions checked?

[Castiel]

So why did you say this then:

No wonder I am having difficulty when you have, in the space of one page, said two very different things!

Really, I thought you were more intelligent than to assume a context that wasn't stated. The NHS currently offers treatments that do not necessarily treat an illness or injury, things like IVF should be offered under certain circumstances dependent on the health and wellbeing of the individual, not to accommodate a lifestyle choice, some things should not be offered under the umbrella of universal healthcare ...I thought that was plainly obvious, I really shouldn't have to explain this to be honest, even a child could understand it.

In any case it is still opposed to your idea that healthcare should be available only (mostly) at a cost to the individual. I hold the opposite view, that healthcare (as defined as treatment necessary for the health and wellbeing of the individual both physically and mentally) should be free at point of contact.

My mistake.

 

[Xordium]

Why would his current occupation make prescriptions certainly affordable in the past (he is clearly speaking in the past tense)

Because they are indicate of someone with a degree of intelligence and someone with that amount of intelligence would have the sense to use what they earn to pay for the prescription or to actually sign on and get it for free.

Those nations do just fine, but a huge portion of the population who reside within them die from preventable illness. I'm not so sure you should be holding up China & the USA as a model for any form of 'good national health'.

Did you hit 50 or something recently as I've noticed a lurch towards the right?.

I have always held strong views associated with the right but I also hold views strongly associated with the left. I don't feel the need to pigeon hole myself to another's viewpoint. If you went back to when I started posting you would see a constant pattern - I believe the interests over the collective have been pushed too far back compared to the interests of the individual.

Health care provision is not that important when you actually examine what actually matters when it comes to the health of a population.

 

[Xordium]

My mistake.

No, I think it is I who made the mistake I bothered to reply to you ...

 

[Castiel]

No, I think it is I who made the mistake I bothered to reply to you ...

I'm not even sure you are the same person behind the username anymore. Bring back Maustin, at least you were a little less caustic then.

 

[dirtychinchilla]

I have Crohn's Disease and go the tough a fair number of prescriptions, but apparently I'm not entitled to free prescriptions. When I was first diagnosed my parents bought me a certificate thing that gave me prescriptions, and back then it was £30 for the year and that was sufficient. I have less medication nowadays though, and I don't spend a huge amount on prescriptions (having said that, my odious doctor only gave me a prescription for a month's pills last time, which is crap).

Anyway, I ticked that box for years and nothing ever happened. Now, though, I just pay for it.