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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The British love to talk about US healthcare.  Why?  Because they are insecure and the NHS is in shambles.  Yes, there are issues with US healthcare but a different set of issues than in the UK.  The British often face lengthy wait times and substandard care for serious conditions.  The NHS is great if you have a common illness or ailment.  NOT when you have breast cancer.   [/quote]

This is totally wrong. I am British and lived there until 2 years ago.  I had cancer in my early 20s and was treated on the NHS by one of the top hospitals in the world - the Royal Marsden in London. I had surgery, radiotherapy, and in-patient chemotherapy over a period of six months. I did not pay a penny and did not have to contend with one single bit of admin related to my health care. Just turned up to my appointments and hospital stays.  I was treated within 7 days of being diagnosed and in fact when the hospital couldn't get hold of me following the results of a biopsy, someone actually came to my address and hand delivered a note to request I called the hospital (my phone number on file was incorrect).

Yes the NHS is in a bad way currently due to recent government cuts (and a whole heap of issues I'm not going into now) but the wait times are much worse for non-urgent issues, not the serious ones that need immediate attention.[/quote]

This.

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