Tuesday 1 September 2009

NHS recently debated in America

After listening to all the topics on the great NHS debate in America and the public battering the great Daniel Hannan took at the hands of the mass media I have resisted the urge to join this most stupid of discussions with anyone.

Daniel Hannan said that the NHS was a failed 60 year experiment. One of my best reads was 'The Welfare State We're In by James Bartholomew' avaliable on Amazon, every tax payer should buy it and have a greater understanding of how it is claimed within that the NHS is equal to a 'Train crash every day' in the number of avoidable fatalities.I love seeing books on sale which tell nothing but truth and have some of the most appalling reviews in Amazon - people should ensure that they prove either employment status or non - civil servant status before they are allowed to comment.

On the radio earlier a middle aged woman came on to defend the NHS due to her great experience with a hip operation. Her 5 minutes of radio fame came straight after a gentleman who was still very distressed that his wife has died through the lack of care within the hospital wards. Completely without any shame she just said that she was sorry for the gentleman's bad experience but it would have been a 'one off' and he should not run down a great british institution.

How can people just write off other people's life as is they are a mere inconvience to the point of view they are trying to push 'Look mate - sorry your wife is dead - but if she went in for a hip operation she would have got tea and biscuits'

I would much rather have an awful experience with a hip operation / ingrown toenail and live to moan about it.

I dont blame America for trying to stop the introduction of national health care. If America can have a paid / opt in scheme as they do and offer the good service that they do AND make money for their private shareholders then the NHS is doing something seriously wrong.

Would I care if there was a two tier system in this country that gave the best care to the people that paid into the system and basic emergency cover to those who give nothing but take everything ? No I would not. The NHS waiting lists are long, the appointments are rushed and the same care is given to all. I would rejoice in a system whereby I knew that people ahead of me on the waiting list where not people who hadnt done a day's work in their lives.

British workers should be able to opt out of the NHS and instead pay their national insurance into private healthcare.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I do agree regarding "British workers should be able to opt out of the NHS and instead pay their national insurance into private healthcare."

Faster admissions, cleaner wards, and a better standard of healthcare should be an option for those who contribute to the economy. However, on the downside, the government might yet again increase taxes, be that directly or indirectly, to pay for that loss of NHS funding.