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But They’re More Important
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008A National Health Service trust in the UK spent thousands in taxpayer dollars to treat its own workers with private care . . . because National Health Service wait lists were too long.
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I’m a New Yorker living in Scotland. Last year, I broke my back so I had a personal tour of NHS Scotland and its various services. I think NHS Scotland is better than England & Wales, but it still leaves a lot to be desired. Outpatient physical therapy was by far the worst of the services I experienced. I was on disability leave for a month, so my case was “fast tracked” for physical therapy. I self referred (my GP said I could do that if I felt I needed it) and had my initial interview with the therapist about two weeks after I mailed away the form. The following week, I had my first 20min session with the PT. I had a follow up 20 minute session three weeks later. At the third session, I was discharged from PT because I was back to work and had “full range of motion”. Nevermind the constant pain and practical mobility limitations. A year and at least $2500 of private PT later, I am nearly back to normal. To those who think socialized medicine is the answer, I tell my story in much more detail. Not only are the waiting lists for NHS PT services too long but the quality of care just is not there.
Check out the line for those without health care. It’s a whole lot shorter?
EdinTally — fortunately in the United States, _anyone_ can get emergency care.
For non-emergency care? I would rather have good (actually, excellent) health care for those who are responsible than poor health care for everyone.
that was awfully considerate of them, much better than bumping the people who have waiting for months or longer to get into to see a physio-therapist. and for some reason there is this misperception that British bureaucrats feel entitled to special treatment while here they gave up their perk of bumping ordinary citizens from the queue for scarce resources (physiotherapists) and just brought in someone from the private sector. always thinking of the patient they are, not a thought for themselves.