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NHS vs Elsewhere

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Noicant · 26/02/2023 06:18

If you have experienced both NHS care and care in other countries AIBU to ask whether your experience was better in the UK or abroad? Feel free to elaborate. This is not a thread bashing NHS staff and it’s not a political thread.

For me definitely abroad, I mainly have endocrinology problems - treatment was prompt, I saw a specialist who was able to explain my results in detail and explain dosages and how it may affect other aspects of my health. I did have to pay an excess but one I was happy with.

YANBU - treatment abroad was better
YABU- treatment in the UK was better

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Nimbostratus100 · 26/02/2023 06:40

tilestoclean · 26/02/2023 06:36

I have had much better experiences in two other countries. BUT it was private or partly private and cost me. So no comparison. However the inefficiency of the NHS is costing them dearly. Same operation in U.K. and US - U.K. was two week hospital stay and US was day surgery.

that doesn't mean anything, I have had the same operation on each side of my body in the NHS, one was fine to be considered day surgery, the other required a lengthy hospital stay. two different reactions to identical operation

tilestoclean · 26/02/2023 06:36

I have had much better experiences in two other countries. BUT it was private or partly private and cost me. So no comparison. However the inefficiency of the NHS is costing them dearly. Same operation in U.K. and US - U.K. was two week hospital stay and US was day surgery.

Nimbostratus100 · 26/02/2023 06:35

My experience of treatment abroad

2 year old child with serious hand injury, massive blood loss, turned aways from hospital because panicky mother had picked up wrong insurance documents, driven to chemist instead, who patched her up inexpertly for free, and quite possibly saved her life - permanent damage to hand

RosesAndHellebores · 26/02/2023 06:35

We have a home in France. In my experience the French system is more accessible, better run and there is a more patient focused attitude.

I have one experience of healthcare in Austria and it was incomparable to the UK in every way.

The continental models are the way to go imo.

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Noicant · 26/02/2023 06:29

I said specifically in the OP it’s not having a go at staff and it’s not political.

I think people have perceptions of other systems which are not quite accurate. The NHS is not a sacred cow, it doesn’t always work for it’s patients, I’m not sure why that shouldn’t be discussed? On the flip side there will be people who have had terrible experiences with healthcare (expense, standards).

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Bodybags · 26/02/2023 06:21

What’s the purpose of this?

Another NHS is shit thread. Why?

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