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If this doesn’t hit the nail on the head
Two patients limp into two different medical Clinics with the same complaint. Both have trouble walking and appear to require a hip replacement.
The FIRST patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a time booked for surgery the following week.
The SECOND sees his family doctor after waiting 3 weeks for an appointment then waits 8 weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn’t reviewed for another week and finally has his surgery scheduled for 6 months from then
Why the different treatments for the two patients?
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The FIRST is a Golden Retriever. The SECOND is a pensioner .
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That’s fine until the family say, “ Sorry we can’t afford that, we’ll just have to put him down.” DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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^^^^^^^^^
The dog or the Oxygen thief?
6th Nov 2018 6:04 pm
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Re: If this doesn’t hit the nail on the head
maxbasscat wrote:
The SECOND is a pensioner .
It's not just old folk you know. Happens to us all.
Of course, like the vets, you can pay to get treatment much quicker...Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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6th Nov 2018 9:40 pm
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It was just a joke lifted from an email these are serious observations RRSTDV8 D3 2.7 Zermatt silver (not another one)
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6th Nov 2018 9:44 pm
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The vet analogy demonstrating why a private “pay as you go” medical care system backed up by insurance would be better than state owned healthcare presumably?D3 07 SE - still going strong
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It would for those who could afford the insurance costs. See the USA for an example of how it leaves millions without adequate healthcare.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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7th Nov 2018 12:02 am
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Well you can pay £1,800 a year in national insurance instead I suppose
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Of course those who can't afford medical insurance are also those who pay little or no NI either. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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7th Nov 2018 8:52 am
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It would for those who could afford the insurance costs.
There's an easy solution to that - it's called cash.
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See the USA for an example of how it leaves millions without adequate healthcare.
Arguably less dubious than leaving many who could afford insurance with inadequate healthcare...but that aside, sure, we could look at one system - the only such system - or we could ditch the Anglo-centrism and look more widely; perhaps take a leaf out of our European neighbours' books?
Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, France, Israel, Singapore?
Put together the best parts of those and we really could have a healthcare system that's the envy of the world.
professorpool wrote:
Well you can pay £1,800 a year in national insurance instead I suppose
As I recall, a conservative estimate is that the NHS costs around £4000 a year for an average family.
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7th Nov 2018 9:55 am
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I believe you are right. I was taking the NI contributions against the average salary for a single person.
It's an interesting question though...
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Lost for Words wrote:
Arguably less dubious than leaving many who could afford insurance with inadequate healthcare...but that aside, sure, we could look at one system - the only such system - or we could ditch the Anglo-centrism and look more widely; perhaps take a leaf out of our European neighbours' books?
Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, France, Israel, Singapore?
Put together the best parts of those and we really could have a healthcare system that's the envy of the world.
One of the problems with the way it is funded and used at the moment is there is far too much bloat. It's the equivalent of "free" electricity so everyone goes to work leaving the iron on because it's "free" and leaving it on is easier than turning it off.
I'm dubious of the actual impact of health care tourism, nevertheless, it is a good example of the organisation running without due care to efficiency.D3 07 SE - still going strong
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