Some interesting analysis on healthcare around the world. The UK spends a very average amount of GDP overall - but much less than US.
Also of note is the extent to which healthcare is public funded vs insurance vs contributions from patients. The UK is amongst the highest publically funded through taxation.
tinyurl.com/4d55txyr (link shortened that takes you to www.ons.gov.uk)
Personally I have had to make extensive use of the NHS over the years. Mostly staffed by the decent, well intentioned and often very able. But they do not embrace change, seeing threats to their status quo rather than an opportunity to provide a better service to their patients.
The philosophy "free at the point of use" is great but it now provides a fairly average service compared to other obvious comparators. It does not seem just related to funding, but how the funding is used, how services are integrated (eg: social care and NHS), community support, personal contributions, quality of management etc.
Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 12 Nov 21 at 02:55
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