Koldo
Outstanding Member
It's not a very efficient system at all.
It makes constant claims to be underfunded but the funding has pretty much only ever increased year on year, and yet every year we're bombarded with 'the NHS is being failed' - usually by the Tory government - the same Tory government that gave them nearly more money than they've ever been given in their whole existence.
The staff are not brilliant. I don't mean to offend anyone who may work for the NHS but my experience with this service has been beyond a joke. As well as rude service staff, I've found that GPs don't care to give you follow ups, no-one ever rings you, no-one ever gets through to you on a personal basis (they will send generic texts); the level of care is shoddy and half-hearted; they don't seem to want to bother and it's very strange. Then again, I despise pill-based medical systems and value more holistic based approaches that don't reach for pills first. Good luck getting that kind of service with the NHS.
The NHS is often used as a battering ram against anyone who dares be a little more conservative. I used to agree that it is the best kind of medical system, but throughout these last two years I've become convinced that a health system tied to the government is probably one of the worst ideas in the world. That's not to say there's no private healthcare here, there is - but it's very expensive. The NHS can become a tool for government health propaganda, so good luck finding any alternate opinions from another doctor like you can in other countries.
You might be expecting a stellar health system that simply doesn't exist, no matter if it is public or private funded, unless you are rich.