I know the NHS?

Question: Here in the UK the NHS has problems but I have always considered the patient comes first,Imagine my consternation by a question from the superb Americans who claim to be kind considerate and caring about the cost of supplying oxygen to a patient based on his ability or not to pay for it.And you call America an advanced culture,No I am not anti American it just makes me feel ashamed and angry that I belonged to the medical fraternity.
It seems that the Americans have lost their ability to care for the sick and elderly unless that decision is based on insurance or how big your wallet is.

Answers:
Hello Frank,

It's such a worry at the moment with everything changing. It worries me that we are heading for an American style NHS, where money is the main object of the game seemingly. All most front line staff want is to do a good job and help the particular group of people that are put in their charge. It's getting ridiculous when you can't even get a pen from stores because there's no money. And treatment rooms are being closed and no replacements planned for continuation of treatments. Staff freezes mean we have to treat more patients with less staff in less time. It's always the vulnerable that suffer and it feels as if we can do nothing to stop it.

Is this wonderful NHS being bled dry so we can move over to the American system? I hope and pray that it isn't

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No need to answer m8, think you have got you point over well. Maybe these are the same Americans who jet over here when they know they have a problem and convenietly here when the treatment is required. Going back to your question.....are we really down to pleading when we have to sing....
" all i need is the air that i breath "..........................

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