We are always being told by the socialized medicine crowd that Americans are uniquely dissatisfied with our health care and that a government-run system would fix that. Well, Great Britain’s patients evidently didn’t get the memo. Per the Telegraph:
A growing number of NHS complaints are being upheld amid falling nursing standards and rushed GP appointments, according to a report published today.
Nursing care complaints included the following:
Patients reported that they did not receive regular baths or showers and, in some cases, were left for hours in soiled bedding or clothes … In some cases call bells were left out of reach and elderly patients were not given help with eating.
The GP complaints were primarily related to the physician shortage. Britain’s sparce supply of GPs are overloaded, with following results:
Complaints over GPs included claims that they were too busy to spend enough time with patients … More than 20 per cent of those who complained about GP service said that the diagnosis of their illness had been incorrect or delayed because of the lack of time. Most of these cases involved the eventual diagnosis of cancer.
So, I’ll ask the question again: If, in addition to producing poor medical results, government-run health care also fails the patient-satisfaction test, why should we implement such a system in the U.S.?
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