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How does healthcare work in your country? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by alcasa@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Not on a theoretical level, but how would you practically have to pay costs, access specialist doctors?

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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Healthcare is all free to the patient (the one caveat being a small, fixed charge for prescription medication - which is free for some groups), all paid for via national taxes based on wealth. UK.

If we need a specialist Doctor, we are referred to one. There's no money involved for the patient whatsoever.

Attaching an unaffordable fee to healthcare would be a clear barrier for anyone who is not upper class, and this would be seen as deeply discriminatory and thus unacceptable.

[–] Tatters 6 points 1 year ago

There is also a private health care sector, with its own hospitals. A lot of consultants work in both the public (NHS) and private sectors, e.g., one day a week they will have a private clinic at a private hospital. The private sector is funded by insurance, and this is often a perk offered by employers. Waiting lists are generally shorter in the private sector, but, in my experience, the expertise and level of care is no better than the NHS.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Note that the prescription charge only exists in England. Medicine is free in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Personally I think the English deserve it tho 😂