British Medicare for all Fail

[Thin Lizzy]

 


NHS hospitals need plan to tackle backlog of patients, warns RCS — Royal College of Surgeons


https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/news-and-events/media-centre/press-releases/nhs-stats-march-2019/


NHS hospitals need plan to tackle backlog of patients, warns RCS

14 Mar 2019

NHS hospitals continue to struggle to reduce long waiting lists which include over 220,000 patients that have been waiting more than six months for treatment, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned. There were also over 36,000 patients waiting more than nine months for treatment.

Figures published today show there were 227,569 patients waiting over six months, and 36,857 patients waiting over nine months, to start planned NHS treatment in January 2019, according NHS performance data published today. This is an increase of 30.7% and 38.7% respectively on the same period last year

[Pray_4_War]

Wow, who could have predicted that?

[SOMEPARTS]

All of UK less than 25% population of the USA. I'm sure this will work great in the States...

[Moontrane]

All of UK less than 25% population of the USA. I'm sure this will work great in the States...

I work my way to a simple statistic to condemn socialized medicine:

Pittsburgh (population 302,000) has more MRI machines than all of Canada (population 37 million).

[Thin Lizzy]

I work my way to a simple statistic to condemn socialized medicine:

Pittsburgh (population 302,000) has more MRI machines than all of Canada (population 37 million).

Apparently, it is easier to get an MRI in Canada for your cat than for yourself.

[Moontrane]

Apparently, it is easier to get an MRI in Canada for your cat than for yourself.

Yep, you can pay cash for your pet's MRI whenever, but if you're a human in need
of a non-emergency scan, Canada's healthcare system has you wait in the queue
weeks or months. 

Oh, but it's "free."

[Thin Lizzy]

Yep, you can pay cash for your pet's MRI whenever, but if you're a human in need
of a non-emergency scan, Canada's healthcare system has you wait in the queue
weeks or months. 

Oh, but it's "free."

https://pagesix.com/2019/04/04/mick-jagger-recovering-after-successful-heart-surgery/


Mick Jagger had successful heart surgery in New York (not London) and could be released within the next couple of days, according to a report on Thursday

[IroNat]

Must be a shortage of doctors in England.

Less people will go into medicine if they can't make the big bucks.

Lots of people become doctors because it's a guaranteed way to get rich in the USA.

[Thin Lizzy]

Must be a shortage of doctors in England.

Les people will go into medicine if they can't make the big bucks.

Lots of people become doctors because it's a guaranteed way to get rich in the USA.

Making something “free” creates unlimited demand. Anybody can find a reason to go to the doctor every day.

[jude2]

Wow, who could have predicted that?

Not the left. 

[Primemuscle]

https://pagesix.com/2019/04/04/mick-jagger-recovering-after-successful-heart-surgery/


Mick Jagger had successful heart surgery in New York (not London) and could be released within the next couple of days, according to a report on Thursday

And some folks head to Europe for medical care because some countries there are years ahead of us on available medical treatment options.

[Thin Lizzy]

And some folks head to Europe for medical care because some countries there are years ahead of us on available medical treatment options.

I gave a specific example of someone with unlimited resources. You give us “some folks.”

[Humble Narcissist]

Must be a shortage of doctors in England.

Les people will go into medicine if they can't make the big bucks.

Lots of people become doctors because it's a guaranteed way to get rich in the USA.

Ever watch fat fuck Michael Moore's documentary about socialized medicine (Sicko) where the British doctor interviewed talks about how they don't make nearly as much money as capitalist countries doctors do?

[Soul Crusher]

Making something “free” creates unlimited demand. Anybody can find a reason to go to the doctor every day.

Yup.