tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3820179096170849024..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: European Health Care IngenuityDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-32656921709832997732010-02-06T12:52:28.818-06:002010-02-06T12:52:28.818-06:00I have a high school girlfriend who moved to Londo...I have a high school girlfriend who moved to London a few years back. She has told me that she pays the equivalent of $500 to $600 dollars a month for NHS health care. At the same time, she states that the system frightens her and she is terrified of getting really ill and needing a lot of treatment (cancer, for example).<br /><br />I don't know if that is true, but that is what my Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317972207150149720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-55507059616252387922010-02-06T11:37:18.968-06:002010-02-06T11:37:18.968-06:00Why do you call this 'European' and not Br...Why do you call this 'European' and not British. Sorry, but you can't put all of Europe into one pot and certainly not when it comes to health care. Each country has its own way of doing things, where everyone is insured and it functions, each in its own way. Functions rather well. So please, no cherry picking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-76312247387035534262010-02-06T08:20:44.206-06:002010-02-06T08:20:44.206-06:00Unfortunately, due to its steady privation - in tr...Unfortunately, due to its steady privation - in trying to emulate the American model! - the NHS is top heavy with management and desperately low on front line staff. Any budget cuts required - more loss of front line staff and management numbers remain the same. If you were a manager, would you get rid of yourself or the underlings?<br /><br />Care on medical wards can be crap, due to dire Nikitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491645703410762245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-49269232800088900342010-02-05T23:12:38.015-06:002010-02-05T23:12:38.015-06:00the story described sounds much more like a commun...the story described sounds much more like a communication problem than a systemic failure or a cost cutting measure. please note that the population of the shetland islands is approximately 22,000 people. the city of chicago has 105 ambulances in their fleet and a population of 2,850,000- or said another way 27,142 people per ambulance. using this same ratio the shetland islands would have less davidhttp://whatadifferenceayearmakes.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60172943148215928932010-02-05T18:40:36.275-06:002010-02-05T18:40:36.275-06:00Britian is a great example of controlled costs wit...Britian is a great example of controlled costs with poor delivery.<br /><br /><a href="http://easyopinions.blogspot.com/2009/01/usa-healthcare-is-first-infant.html#nhsMaternity" rel="nofollow">Lack of British Maternity Care</a><br /><br />Quip: We find do-it-yourself is much cheaper.<br /><br />"Almost 4,000 women (up 15% this year) gave birth outside maternity wards lacking midwives and Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.com