“”Just because you put the cork back in the bottle doesn’t mean the wine hasn’t been opened.””
What a way to put it - but it fits!
Wonder how long before we can expect that “fad” to hit here?
The UK has a hard time fitting in EMERGENCY patients - how on earth do they justify this? Never mind. Silly questions don’t deserve answers!
“The UK has a hard time fitting in EMERGENCY patients - how on earth do they justify this?”
The following was just sent to me in email:
A recent “Investor’s Business Daily” article provided very
interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International
Health Organization.
Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years
after diagnosis:
U.S. 65%
England 46%
Canada 42%
Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received
treatment within six months:
U.S. 93%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it
within six months:
U.S. 90%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within
one month:
U.S. 77%
England 40%
Canada 43%
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million
people:
U.S. 71
England 14
Canada 18
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are
in “excellent health”:
U.S. 12%
England 2%
Canada 6%
And now for the last statistic:
National Health Insurance?
U.S. NO
England YES
Canada YES
We have to take care of that newest protected minority, now don’t we? /sarc