Claire's New Hip!

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Hurrah.

After waiting for year since she had the referral she was finally admitted to hospital early on Saturday morning and later that day they operated and she has a spanking new metal and ceramic hip joint. 

It is a wonder of the National Health Service that gives us the chance to have "free" medical treatment.   

I put free in quotes as of course it is not free.  Those of us that work pay directly from our wages/salaries into "National Insurance". This funds our pensions when we retire from work and also pays for the NHS.  

It's not a perfect system, but it works pretty well.  It sometimes creaks under the pressure of numbers at certain times of the year but manages to keep going.

There are so many that like to criticise and try to bring it down, but at the end of the day the NHS is a fantastic service. A credit to this country and everyone that works in it.

I'm sure there are countries across the world that would love to have something like it? Somewhere where they don't ask if you have insurance before acting.

The service relies on dedicated staff from the medical professionals to those that support them.



Comments

Canajun said…
We tend to hear similar complaints about the Canadian system, but rarely from anyone who has had to use the system for a medical emergency and been able to walk away without having to mortgage their house. Yes, wait times can be a bit long for non-critical care, but the peace of mind is invaluable.
15 October 2018 at 16:54
InvictaMoto said…
Exactly. The pressures on a service with a potential 60 million "customers" is always going ro be there and needs support rather than complaints.
16 October 2018 at 15:29
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