1—The UK contrary to myth here acts the same way as the US re premature babies, it dosent behave as other European countries.
2—The vast majority of British hospitals are not filthy, badly run or shocking. The majority of the NHS is a fine healths ervice with superb doctors and nurses. That isnt to say that isnt perfect by a long shot. There are bad NHS hospitals, doctors and nurses.
Does the NHS have problems?. Yes.
Some very serious.
The NHS badly needs reform.
But is it the hellhole, third rate service people here think it is?.
No.
Socialized medicine, like socialized agriculture and socialized auto industry, is a disaster. Government mucks up any industry it touches. There is no free lunch.
1/4 of elderly patients in British hospitals are abused.
For bureaucratic cost-cutting reasons, on the continental Europe at least, forced euthanasia is coming to granny and grandpa.
Recovery rates for cancer after hospital treatment are significantly lower in Britain than the United States
Britain has incredibly long waiting lists for surgery. Recently a former top British medical official died after having her surgery delayed. Even with her presumed power and influence, the former official had to wait too long. No wonder so many foreigners fly here to America for faster and superior medical care.
National Health Service is the biggest bureaucracy in the world. It is so expensive that the Brit government is cutting elsewhere and cannot even afford a mere 100,000 soldiers in its army.
To have doctors as bureaucrats is asking for trouble. The terrorists who tried to blow up Glasgow airport were imported Pakistani doctors. The medical system gets low quality applicants because the best docs dislike red tape and low pay and go elsewhere.