The NHS!! Should it stay or should it go??

Question

Who thinks that the NHS should just be abandoned and we (like other countries) just pay insurance to cover our medical costs!! To me it appears that America do fine with citizens paying for insurance ( may be wrong mind you).

I think I would like to see the end of the NHS!! But then again I am not sure if this would really improve our health service. I would like to hear other people's views on the matter and I would appreciate no abuse for this question. I post this question with the intention of creating a friendly debate on the matter!!

I would also welcome responses from American citizens with their views on paying insurance to cover health costs.

Thank you!

Answer 1

It would take many years to construct an alternative. Yes I agree the general feeling about the NHS is that it is not up to scratch. I have worked in it for well over 30 years, and I feel that way as well. I am however aware how much more the NHS does now, for so many more patients than it dealt with before.

Don't be fooled though not all private services are exactly a bed of roses, especially not the American model. The Scandinavian countries have services that are far more effective, cost effective and efficient that either ours or USA.

Answer 2

I ,m "afraid" the "good old" NHS has gone ..so to speak ...should now stand for ..NO HEALTH SERVICE!! We,now have infections such as MRSA which never was around when matrons ran the wards , domestics were exactly that -women who would empty rooms and clean everything from top to bottom on a daily basis -now it,s just all young girls /school leavers with no prospects etc ,who are paid cheap wages ,inexperienced in good hygine care in a hospital environment etc and basically just can,t be bothered /are too lazy to work and since cleaning ,catering etc went private/contractors ,the NHS has went down hill rapidly .Waiting times for an MRI for example are now 6-9 months for anyone suffering from back pain /chronic -(this is an example) ,..in general unless as in the states we have private health care ..we don,t and won,t have any health care at all -i,ll give it approx 5 years and we will just be like the states -i.e. if you have the dosh you,ll get the care if not , you,ll get the "county "..:( :( ..WHY DO WE STILL PAY OUR NI STAMPS as initally that was what a "stamp" was for -our NHS "care" ..etc ..how sad a nation /country the once GREAT Britain and the NHS has become :(

Answer 3

Some more interesting points from our ficticious Dr Frank, the GP with enough time to post many times per day, and who seems happy to break the GMC guidelines on internet advice.......

As for the NHS vs private. The NHS is a great concept, which lacks the reality to see it through. America leads the way in spending per head of population on health, so it does in that way seem to be beneficial, but if you don't have good cover, then you can be in very difficult times. Many get it through employers as a part of their pay, and this is probably the best way to work it now, although people do get that in many jobs.

I don't see how it would be possible to re-introduce it into this country, there just need to be measures to remove endless targets and middle management in the trusts.

Answer 4

Spend a lot less on administration that for the most area isn't mandatory and spend more advantageous money on the front-line crew, like medical doctors, nurses, cleaners lots of the themes in the NHS were inflicted on it with assistance from this authorities who in a determined attempt to diminish the unemployment figures have truly invented jobs for the lads doing useless pen-pushing that no-another than this authorities see's the favor for. The NHS even if is not any different to many different parts of public amenities, like community and nationwide authorities, the police, fireplace, ambulance and limitless others. i'd guess everybody a pound to a penny that the shape of useless pen-pushers has exploded with the advent of pcs who we were instructed some time previous in the 70's,80's and ninety's ought to cut again the opt to have such fairly some.

Answer 5

It should most definitely stay, not everybody can afford insurance, everybody should have a right to decent health care. It's a shame it's not more cost effective though. I live in Spain, we also have a national health service here, there is not need to pay for insurance, but the treatment is considerable better than can be expected in the UK.

I'm sure some american citizens do fine but I imagine the lack of a national health service is seriously detrimental to low income families.

Answer 6

I think that it is time to abandon the NHS, it is taking more and more money. The money we pay now that goes towards the NHS could be used to pay for private health insurance. In this day and age many people have their own private insurance or through their company.

Answer 7

Being a (soon-to-be) ex-NHS employee I totally agree with scrapping it. I have never worked with such a lazy bunch of admin people - they spend more time surfing the internet and on their mobile phones than putting in an honest day's work. When 'you' complain, you are sent to Cambridge (sorry Cambridge) and laden down with more of their work; so sorry, but I think private health care is the way to go - this mish-mash of nhs/private just doesnt work. In private business, if you don't work you get the sack in the nhs you get left alone! (sorry to sound so disgruntled)

Answer 8

I think it should stay not everyone will be able to afford private insurance there is far to much waste in the NHS too many chiefs and not enough indians
there are a lot of people just wandering around with clipboards in our local hospital i wonder what their jobs are

Answer 9

Yes "but" what about pour people who can't afford to pay insurance, they would suffer badly if that was the case, or even in my case where I have broken my back twice who would insure some one like me, and at what price would I have to pay, there are a lot of things that have to be taken into consideration, but on the other hand perhaps it would lower the amount of illegal immigrants flocking to our shaw's to leach off our medical system.

Answer 10

It should stay. We pay our National Insurance for the NHS. I think that is why NI was introduced in the first place.