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I cant say enough good things about my experiences of the nhs.. numerous broken bones, gashes, being beaten up .. nose broken and reset, free physiotherapy, yes i've had to sit in casualty for 10 hrs awaiting xrays, and yes i've also been unhappy once or twice with treatment (nose is still buggered after emergency surgery) but the same sort of thing in a private system would have (a) cost a shit load, and more importantly i wouldn't have bothered with sorting a lot of it and would essentially be a bit monged in a few parts.
I have had private health insurance for a few years with bupa and the service is great, many of the consultants/doctors/surgeons are all nhs employed and do private work on the side.. my one experience of usa hospitals involved a 15 hr wait for my insurance details to be verified whilst i had a broken leg after a ski accident in colorado.. i was given fantastic painkillers and my leg was in a splint but i did wonder what would have happened if i didnt have insurance or couldnt pay for it.
a free healthcare service is a basic premise of a modern country (imo). its the least a government can offer after all the pilfering they do (applicable to any country)