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<blockquote data-quote="TeresaP" data-source="post: 3248839" data-attributes="member: 129173">You are aware that you can opt to go private in the UK, right? Because it seems that you believe our only possible option is NHS. It isn&#039;t, there are plenty of private healthcare suppliers over here (they tend to be cheaper than in the US though - usually by an order of magnitude, as does insurance).&nbsp;&nbsp;As has been clearly demonstrated by the privatisation of our public transport, gas, electric and phone services.&nbsp;Okay, so the phone service has improved. The others, not so much.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is better because Switzerland, including its citizens, is wealthy as a country. It doesn&#039;t mean that their healthcare is cheap, it means it&#039;s high quality and expensive. As I said though, you can get private healthcare of the same standard here if you&#039;re willing to pay.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&#039;s called triage I&#039;m afraid. And yes, it is a tragedy when it affects someone - but it&#039;s also a necessity. There are limited resources, and they need to be aimed at those with the highest possible changes of survival. To avoid this you can always go private - it just takes money.&nbsp;&nbsp;Triage again I&#039;m afraid. Would you prefer that he gets a transplanted lung, or a 24 year old? These are the type of decisions that they have to make.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#039;m confused, are you American or British, because earlier you were talking about your bad experiences with the NHS.&nbsp;&nbsp;The BBC have screened David Icke before - never be surprised by them showing nutters who they think will give them good viewing figures.&nbsp;&nbsp;Trying to understand what you&#039;re attempting to say is like unravelling the results of a horde of cats in a wool shop at times.&nbsp;&nbsp;What was the medication? The fact he had more than one trip does rather suggest that they at least had some idea of what they were doing - if they hadn&#039;t had any idea that first trip would have been the last.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TeresaP, post: 3248839, member: 129173"] You are aware that you can opt to go private in the UK, right? Because it seems that you believe our only possible option is NHS. It isn't, there are plenty of private healthcare suppliers over here (they tend to be cheaper than in the US though - usually by an order of magnitude, as does insurance). As has been clearly demonstrated by the privatisation of our public transport, gas, electric and phone services. Okay, so the phone service has improved. The others, not so much. It is better because Switzerland, including its citizens, is wealthy as a country. It doesn't mean that their healthcare is cheap, it means it's high quality and expensive. As I said though, you can get private healthcare of the same standard here if you're willing to pay. It's called triage I'm afraid. And yes, it is a tragedy when it affects someone - but it's also a necessity. There are limited resources, and they need to be aimed at those with the highest possible changes of survival. To avoid this you can always go private - it just takes money. Triage again I'm afraid. Would you prefer that he gets a transplanted lung, or a 24 year old? These are the type of decisions that they have to make. I'm confused, are you American or British, because earlier you were talking about your bad experiences with the NHS. The BBC have screened David Icke before - never be surprised by them showing nutters who they think will give them good viewing figures. Trying to understand what you're attempting to say is like unravelling the results of a horde of cats in a wool shop at times. What was the medication? The fact he had more than one trip does rather suggest that they at least had some idea of what they were doing - if they hadn't had any idea that first trip would have been the last. [/QUOTE]

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