When the NHS was set up back in 1948 it was such a bold, egalitarian move brought into being by visionaries. The NHS isn't perfect, nothing ever is, but it is an absolute godsend and something all of us Brits should be grateful for and proud of. Private healthcare in the UK may give you fancier food, but if you are seriously ill the best place you can be is an NHS hospital with 24/7 medical staffing in all specialties, along with 24/7 X-ray & scanning, blood tests (pathology and haematology), microbiology, ITU back-up etc etc.
Very true. If you're in a private hospital and something goes seriously wrong you'll be rushed over to the nearest NHS hospital for them to sort it out.
@@digidol52 Absolutely right - they'll transfer you to what I call a proper full medical service hospital, rather than a puffed up hotel with a few opening rooms.
ABSOLUTELY, I’ve been to America and had a ONE NIGHT stay in hospital $34,600 was my bill the following morning. My U.K. insurance company paid the lot. NOW 7:38 THAT, is insurance.
Nonsense. The NHS is a bloated incompetent entity which is inefficient and suffers staggering levels of sick leave. People should pay for private medical insurance. The NHS is completely unstable. It’s irrelevant how much money is wasted on it, it will never work. The model is broken .
Hi Tessa, in the UK we are so fortunate to have cradle to grave free care from the NHS but it’s in our nature to complain and we don’t always appreciate how lucky we are to have this amazing service.
When you are ill or injured the last thing you need is how am I going to pay for treatment. I love the NHS, I have used it as my family have. My wife had dialysis at home for a few years then she had two kidney transplants. I received no bill for any of it.
That's exactly right, you shouldn't have to worry about cost when you're facing a challenging health scare. Glad your wife was able to get the care she needed.
My mum was type 1 diabetic, she never paid for any prescription for anything. My son had a small non cancerous tumour in his head, the NHS paid a private clinic in London for his operation as it was a tricky opp. No bill at the end of any of it. We are so lucky to have the NHS.
I have a funny story about the comparison between the two systems, my ex-wife..who is American and I have three children, our first two daughters being born in the UK via the NHS and the youngest being born in the US. Anyway my wife had caesareans for all three, for our youngest in the US she had her own room, looked like a hotel and I come into see her and she is in bed crying wanting to "go home to England" because she didn't feel cared for. certainly in my ex-wife's case she always found the level of care she received greater and warmer in the UK and very oddly the only time she ever drank hot tea was in an NHS hospital!
We should all be proud and thankful for the NHS. Yes, it is struggling at the moment mainly due to this diabolical government. I would be very happy to pay more tax to help pay for young doctors and nurses to have decent standard of living.
The great difference is - we have a healthcare service in the UK but the USA has a healthcare business and it makes a vast amount of money for all kinds of people. So it's very unlikely that will change.
The NHS isn't perfect but lets be honest here, we're just spoilt Brits who like to moan when things go wrong. It's no different to public transport, because it's so good we notice it more when it goes wrong.
To a point. Look at the rating the NHS had prior to 2010 against now. It has been massively underfunded for the last 14 years and it is showing in the services they are able to deliver
Love listening to you, you have a relaxed, informal way of presenting yourself. Speaking of U.S. health care , l remember being in Montreal back in '92 l think, listening to this American visitor describing someone she knew back home who went into hospital for surgery who found out after her operation that her health insurance covered the hospital fees but not the $90,000 surgeon's fees.
We havent got the best health care system in the world and we hace our problems but i absolutely love our ANGELS the DOCTORS & NURSES in the NHS.They gave me 20 years more with my mother i wouldn't of got.She got breast cancer and got the best medical care in the world from the NHS and she beat it and as i said they gave more years with her s9o i dont like anyone slagging them off...
Hey girl, im going to leave a few comments over, little while, I have worked in the NHS as a domestic, which is a cleaner, i have worked in 2 hospitals, both on A&E (ER) for your american guys, as well as other parts of the hospital or NHS, But there is a few things you have missed, and im not going to knock the service, it is the service that keeps on giving. one will be my experience and what i see, and how no one is turned away, another is a personal experience with my daughter good few years ago, and the third is my treatment, along with some stuff that never gets a mention through taxes and its our welfare
I see you worked for a private buisness contracted to the NHS and if you earned £12 an hour then the private company charged the NHS £24 an hour because that private company got the contract because they had friends in the conservative party. If things went back to the original NHS model we would have plenty of money for the NHS and you would have a secure job working directly for the NHS and also probably a nice private pension ontop of your state pension.
I pay around £1,500 a year for my health insurance. If i had a heart attack, i would pay nothing for it. Then if i had another one, i would pay nothing for that one either. If i broke my leg on the way home, and needed an ambulance, i would still pay nothing. No matter how many times i may need the hospital that year, i would not pay another penny more than the £1,500 i already paid. It really is as simple as that. And you do NOT have to wait forever when it is a serious operation. The NHS is an absolute Godsend. I have no doubt whatsoever that God does not approve of US healthcare ONLY being for profit. That is not how you are supposed to treat your citizens.
This video should be shown to ANYONE in the UK who complains about the state of the UK. All news outlets should also stop finding negative stories about it, also show this to family and friends.
Hi Tessa thank so much for the info. I moved to NYC from Hong Kong and I had a small business. I had to pay $1800 a month to cover my family(we have only one son). The deductible is $16500 which means we almost paid for everything before the insurance company kicked in. Thanked to Obamacare. Can u also tell us about assisted living n nursing home? I am 63 and considering to retire in London. Thank you
Here's a (slightly morbid) question. How much is HIV treatment in the US? I read that a guy bought the rights to make it or something, and ramped the costs up by 1000% (not a typo, ONE THOUSAND) in the US. Those drugs aren't to be played with, if you're not rigid in when you take them, they stop working, and pricing people out will lead to deaths. Also what about Cancer Treatment? The NHS has cut costs for a lot of things because brand names have lost their trademark, so we prescribe generic drugs, but the savings from buying generic has allowed savings to upgrade already expensive equipment. Honestly, we don't mind going from branded to generic, it does the same job. But when it comes to certain things, we'd rather have a tougher to swallow pill and better equipment than expensive brands that do the same thing for less than 1/8 of the price
I have no idea how much HIV treatment is in the US but you can be sure that it's not a one and done process. Nor is any other disease treated affordably there. It's health care run for profit very simply put.
@@HipOverFifty I'm a gay man, and have friends that are HIV+ and have had cancer. No one would insure them. I doubt they'd even insure me. The beauty of the NHS is, from what I'm lead to believe, if your pills or injections get lost, say diabetes, a doctor can prescribe in the US, and then invoice the NHS without having to cut into your insurance. The HIV drug, Martin Shkreli hiked the price from $13.50 to $750 (Seven hundred and fifty). That's one hell of an increase.
Why would the US medical insurance companies give up a licence to print money? they will fight tooth and nail to maintain the status quo regardless of what the benefits to the USA and its people might be.
Great kids. How was the date going when you fainted ? Please do a video on us vs uk dating difference and the differences between dating US wo(men) vs UK wo(men)
For some reason Americans don't want to pay to help their fellow man/woman. And yet even tho the opposing party tried to get rid of "Obama care" it's still in place and while it's not even close to the NHS at least it gives a bit of a break on health insurance costs to those who qualify.
Having lived in both also I don't think there is any way in the world it will improve across the board in the US. However, one factor most people miss is that States get in on the system too. So your health care if you have no private health provider in say Massachusetts is not the same as it would be in Alabama.
Take Government involvement out of the NHS and its poor political nous it would be better. Sadly, underfunding plays a part as does Secretaries of State have no knowledge. If you need urgent care the NHS will be there.
The NHS gets ample funding, the problem is top heavy in management, more people in offices than on the wards, also the waste of resources is unbelievable
It always makes me mad when I hear Americans say why should I pay for someone else's healthcare, that to me says a great deal about the mindset of a great deal of Americans. Oh its socialism or communism! 😁😂
I think when Obama- care came out there was a lot of Oh No, but now everyone seems quite happy with at least this diluted version of some kind of health care subsidy. Perhaps there's hope yet!
Thats rather a sweeping statement. Most treatments eg corneal surgery , hip replacement ect are no different than the USA . Its the waiting times that are poor on some things
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When the NHS was set up back in 1948 it was such a bold, egalitarian move brought into being by visionaries. The NHS isn't perfect, nothing ever is, but it is an absolute godsend and something all of us Brits should be grateful for and proud of. Private healthcare in the UK may give you fancier food, but if you are seriously ill the best place you can be is an NHS hospital with 24/7 medical staffing in all specialties, along with 24/7 X-ray & scanning, blood tests (pathology and haematology), microbiology, ITU back-up etc etc.
Very true. If you're in a private hospital and something goes seriously wrong you'll be rushed over to the nearest NHS hospital for them to sort it out.
@@digidol52 Absolutely right - they'll transfer you to what I call a proper full medical service hospital, rather than a puffed up hotel with a few opening rooms.
ABSOLUTELY, I’ve been to America and had a ONE NIGHT stay in hospital $34,600 was my bill the following morning. My U.K. insurance company paid the lot. NOW 7:38 THAT, is insurance.
Nonsense. The NHS is a bloated incompetent entity which is inefficient and suffers staggering levels of sick leave. People should pay for private medical insurance. The NHS is completely unstable. It’s irrelevant how much money is wasted on it, it will never work. The model is broken .
Hi Tessa, in the UK we are so fortunate to have cradle to grave free care from the NHS but it’s in our nature to complain and we don’t always appreciate how lucky we are to have this amazing service.
Yes but I never get ill anyway.
So true!
@@fionagregory9376How do you know?
When you are ill or injured the last thing you need is how am I going to pay for treatment. I love the NHS, I have used it as my family have. My wife had dialysis at home for a few years then she had two kidney transplants. I received no bill for any of it.
That's exactly right, you shouldn't have to worry about cost when you're facing a challenging health scare. Glad your wife was able to get the care she needed.
My mum was type 1 diabetic, she never paid for any prescription for anything. My son had a small non cancerous tumour in his head, the NHS paid a private clinic in London for his operation as it was a tricky opp. No bill at the end of any of it. We are so lucky to have the NHS.
Thanks for sharing. Yes I agree 100%!
I have a funny story about the comparison between the two systems, my ex-wife..who is American and I have three children, our first two daughters being born in the UK via the NHS and the youngest being born in the US. Anyway my wife had caesareans for all three, for our youngest in the US she had her own room, looked like a hotel and I come into see her and she is in bed crying wanting to "go home to England" because she didn't feel cared for. certainly in my ex-wife's case she always found the level of care she received greater and warmer in the UK and very oddly the only time she ever drank hot tea was in an NHS hospital!
What a great story… so you see what I mean about the care here! 😊
We should all be proud and thankful for the NHS. Yes, it is struggling at the moment mainly due to this diabolical government. I would be very happy to pay more tax to help pay for young doctors and nurses to have decent standard of living.
Same..
The great difference is - we have a healthcare service in the UK but the USA has a healthcare business and it makes a vast amount of money for all kinds of people. So it's very unlikely that will change.
Healthcare for profit 😏
The NHS isn't perfect but lets be honest here, we're just spoilt Brits who like to moan when things go wrong. It's no different to public transport, because it's so good we notice it more when it goes wrong.
Good point... you don't know what you've got til it's gone!
To a point. Look at the rating the NHS had prior to 2010 against now. It has been massively underfunded for the last 14 years and it is showing in the services they are able to deliver
@@Barlofontain Leftie.
@@dazza9326
Leftie?
That's a joke right?
Love listening to you, you have a relaxed, informal way of presenting yourself. Speaking of U.S. health care , l remember being in Montreal back in '92 l think, listening to this American visitor describing someone she knew back home who went into hospital for surgery who found out after her operation that her health insurance covered the hospital fees but not the $90,000 surgeon's fees.
Appreciate that! Yes the financial gotcha Americans have to fear with private health care is real I’m afraid.
Free at the point of use Tessa.
We havent got the best health care system in the world and we hace our problems but i absolutely love our ANGELS the DOCTORS & NURSES in the NHS.They gave me 20 years more with my mother i wouldn't of got.She got breast cancer and got the best medical care in the world from the NHS and she beat it and as i said they gave more years with her s9o i dont like anyone slagging them off...
It’s the best I have experience so far in my life that’s for sure!
Hey girl, im going to leave a few comments over, little while, I have worked in the NHS as a domestic, which is a cleaner, i have worked in 2 hospitals, both on A&E (ER) for your american guys, as well as other parts of the hospital or NHS, But there is a few things you have missed, and im not going to knock the service, it is the service that keeps on giving. one will be my experience and what i see, and how no one is turned away, another is a personal experience with my daughter good few years ago, and the third is my treatment, along with some stuff that never gets a mention through taxes and its our welfare
I see you worked for a private buisness contracted to the NHS and if you earned £12 an hour then the private company charged the NHS £24 an hour because that private company got the contract because they had friends in the conservative party. If things went back to the original NHS model we would have plenty of money for the NHS and you would have a secure job working directly for the NHS and also probably a nice private pension ontop of your state pension.
I pay around £1,500 a year for my health insurance. If i had a heart attack, i would pay nothing for it. Then if i had another one, i would pay nothing for that one either. If i broke my leg on the way home, and needed an ambulance, i would still pay nothing. No matter how many times i may need the hospital that year, i would not pay another penny more than the £1,500 i already paid. It really is as simple as that. And you do NOT have to wait forever when it is a serious operation. The NHS is an absolute Godsend. I have no doubt whatsoever that God does not approve of US healthcare ONLY being for profit. That is not how you are supposed to treat your citizens.
Thanks for sharing your experience and well said!
If you need urgent or emergency care you get it. If you have any other problem you may have to wait a little.
This video should be shown to ANYONE in the UK who complains about the state of the UK. All news outlets should also stop finding negative stories about it, also show this to family and friends.
Sometimes it takes an outside perspective to appreciate what you may take for granted.🙏
Hi Tessa thank so much for the info. I moved to NYC from Hong Kong and I had a small business. I had to pay $1800 a month to cover my family(we have only one son). The deductible is $16500 which means we almost paid for everything before the insurance company kicked in. Thanked to Obamacare. Can u also tell us about assisted living n nursing home? I am 63 and considering to retire in London. Thank you
Here's a (slightly morbid) question. How much is HIV treatment in the US? I read that a guy bought the rights to make it or something, and ramped the costs up by 1000% (not a typo, ONE THOUSAND) in the US. Those drugs aren't to be played with, if you're not rigid in when you take them, they stop working, and pricing people out will lead to deaths. Also what about Cancer Treatment? The NHS has cut costs for a lot of things because brand names have lost their trademark, so we prescribe generic drugs, but the savings from buying generic has allowed savings to upgrade already expensive equipment. Honestly, we don't mind going from branded to generic, it does the same job. But when it comes to certain things, we'd rather have a tougher to swallow pill and better equipment than expensive brands that do the same thing for less than 1/8 of the price
I have no idea how much HIV treatment is in the US but you can be sure that it's not a one and done process. Nor is any other disease treated affordably there. It's health care run for profit very simply put.
@@HipOverFifty I'm a gay man, and have friends that are HIV+ and have had cancer. No one would insure them. I doubt they'd even insure me. The beauty of the NHS is, from what I'm lead to believe, if your pills or injections get lost, say diabetes, a doctor can prescribe in the US, and then invoice the NHS without having to cut into your insurance.
The HIV drug, Martin Shkreli hiked the price from $13.50 to $750 (Seven hundred and fifty). That's one hell of an increase.
Could you do a video on how to get a UK bank account as a US citizen, due to US reporting regulations? 🙏
Those are waters I prefer not to wade in… 😅 sorry!
Maybe in the US it should be the state to decide if they a health care system .
US healthcare is a business, the NHS is a healthcare service
Why would the US medical insurance companies give up a licence to print money? they will fight tooth and nail to maintain the status quo regardless of what the benefits to the USA and its people might be.
Good point 👍🏻
Great kids. How was the date going when you fainted ? Please do a video on us vs uk dating difference and the differences between dating US wo(men) vs UK wo(men)
It was complicated 😌
Thanks for the idea… may do that!
Free at the point of delivery
Do you think the situation in the US will ever improve?
For some reason Americans don't want to pay to help their fellow man/woman. And yet even tho the opposing party tried to get rid of "Obama care" it's still in place and while it's not even close to the NHS at least it gives a bit of a break on health insurance costs to those who qualify.
Having lived in both also I don't think there is any way in the world it will improve across the board in the US. However, one factor most people miss is that States get in on the system too. So your health care if you have no private health provider in say Massachusetts is not the same as it would be in Alabama.
Take Government involvement out of the NHS and its poor political nous it would be better. Sadly, underfunding plays a part as does Secretaries of State have no knowledge. If you need urgent care the NHS will be there.
Too many reorganisations too.
I agree, it's there when you need it!
The NHS gets ample funding, the problem is top heavy in management, more people in offices than on the wards, also the waste of resources is unbelievable
Free at the point of need!
😅
It always makes me mad when I hear Americans say why should I pay for someone else's healthcare, that to me says a great deal about the mindset of a great deal of Americans.
Oh its socialism or communism! 😁😂
I think when Obama- care came out there was a lot of Oh No, but now everyone seems quite happy with at least this diluted version of some kind of health care subsidy. Perhaps there's hope yet!
The NHS treatments are outdated and the cheapest, nhs might be free but it's not fit for purpose at the moment
Thats rather a sweeping statement.
Most treatments eg corneal surgery , hip replacement ect are no different than the USA .
Its the waiting times that are poor on some things