As a British person living in America for the past 15 years, it’s beyond infuriating when an American will confidently tell me how bad British healthcare is, despite having zero experience of it. So many people here just swallow the propaganda about ‘socialized’ medicine.
I feel ya..The reason why Fox news and the far right are against universal healthcare is because Big pharma and the insurance companies own them, special interest. The goverment in the U.S. as a whole spew propaganda to keep Americans in check. They dont want people to be informed..
Then when you quote from International Research or their own Harvard they accuse you of lies! It’s like a religious faith, a fanaticism for some of them. I think most Americans have seen the light, but the two parties do very nicely out of big Pharma so are content to screw their citizens over.
The thing about the NHS, you could be a homeless person without a pot to pee in, or someone who earns 500k a year, they don't care about the size of someones bank account, everyone gets the same professional health care treatment. I will never understand America.
I’ve seen this literally with my own eyes. Made me proud to be British. A barrister got admitted into the UCH the same time as a homeless young man both with heart trouble. I saw them bring the young boy back to life after he had a heart attack, they were there within seconds, so organised and professional. They also had saved the Barrister, elsewhere simultaneously. Later the homeless boy got help and support for when he left. Compassion and care. If you make profit part of a health service I don’t think that can ever be the same. Sick people aren’t customers or clients they are patients and all patients are human.
@@lesliet.4672 Sadly, when a Country thinks it's socially acceptable for members of the public to carry fire arms in public, you know it's a messed up Country, and that's before addressing any other issues. I hope your treatment goes well and you become fit and healthy. Take care of yourself.
@@dazza9326 thank you so much… your comment is so fitting as I was just on a neighborhood page where a lady was angry about an off leash dog running at her and her dog ‘attacking’ (not sure if it just barked, as she’s not hurt) and several other neighbors suggested carrying a 9mm handgun on her walks. It’s crazy over here; the sad part, is half of us aren’t crazy/stupid but we are surrounded. 😤
@@MacandBlair how does the US professional body that over sees medics treat cases of medical negligence? I heard that in the US they are very strict and take harsh measures on medics who are found to be negligent?
I so appreciate the NHS! As an American visiting England one year, I ended up in a critical care place with a scratched cornea. I was in so much pain. Within 3 hours, I was triaged, diagnosed, treated, and given a prescription. My total cost: around 7 dollars for the prescription. That was it! Great care!
Waited 6 years for a back OP.. 6 fucking years in agony. Unable to work through it. NHS could go tomorrow and my life wouldn't be any different. Glad you got some use out of it though. some fucker has too.
@@rushdown3031 That's similar to my family's experience too. The NHS is now a national disgrace that we the British tax payers pay 44% of ALL our GDP towards.
@@fasthracing Indeed! I'd rather see it gutted from top to bottom and re-built than hear another person praise the thing. Seen so much shit go on in these hospitals too. Outrageous.
The NHS is a 'gem' in the UK and should be fully supported.. In 2016 I was diagnosed with Cancer and told I needed an operation. From the day of diagnosis to the operation it was 22 days. The surgeon removed all the cancer and I have made it to 2023 cancer free. They acted fast and saved my life! ❤ Enjoy living in the UK and traveling with your family 😊
Love to hear this, Mac! As a fellow American expat who moved to the UK with her British husband, I love the NHS, too! We had always planned on retiring to the UK to be closer to the grandkids, but when dear hubby was diagnosed with lung cancer, we sped up the timeline. He received outstanding treatment via the NHS and is doing great -- no disease progression in almost 18 months! And the best part is we didn't end up bankrupt. I'm still paying off debts from the US from 2018.
Just lost my darling mum 2 weeks ago. She was 81 and for sure she would've NEVER reached that ripe old age without the NHS. She had numerous health issues and had regular appointments with specialist every few months. She did well to reach 81 as she was born 3 months premature in 1939!
Bless you Claire. I am so, so sorry for your loss. My mum is 83 in a few days and received a hip and knee replacement on NHS as well as a number of back and pain relief procedures. We nearly lost her days before her 70th when we were on holiday in Turkey and she had to have emergency surgery to save her life. The care she recieved there was absolutely amazing and couldn't be faulted. Thank heaven we had travel insurance just as, thank heaven, at home we pay National Insurance (for those outside the UK that's a type of tax) to fund the NHS. It's definitely a small price to pay every month for medical help. I cannot imagine living without it. Am so sorry again for the loss of your mum xx
Still shocks me that "the richest country" on earth doesn't hav national healthcare. To be sick and poor is a death sentence if you survive as you will be poorer due to medical debt
Indeed. 21 years ago my youngest son was diagnosed with a life threatening illness. A friend in the pharmaceutical industry told me the cost of the drugs needed to treat him over the 3 years for which he needed that treatment. I conservatively estimate that it cost four and a half million pounds to bring him back to full health. If we lived in America either I'd have lost a child or spent the rest of my life in poverty. Thank God for the NHS !
Hi I totally agree, I live in Canada, as a Brit I so appreciate free health care. I used to travel in the US lots as a truck driver, so had to have travel insurance, not cheap at all. I think the US should hang it's head in shame for not caring about the people, I can't even imagine being sick, then being broke on top....ughhh, that's if they even treat you...JOHN Q comes to mind.
It's not the richest country in the world. It's often boasted but the truth is the USA is heavily in debt rising by $50,000 a second. There are countries with no debt and surpluses, they are rich.
As someone who was helivacced to hospital, spent 2 months in ICU and a further two years in reconstructive surgery, I can't praise the NHS highly enough. And it was all free outside my NI contributions. Can't believe someone has posted a 'thumbs down' on this. Good luck Mac, enjoy your videos.
I worked as a visiting prof and paediatric trauma specialist for several years in the US, both in Baltimore and in central CA. I found the standard of care to be second to none, but the administration to be a total nightmare. The big advantage of hospital care in the UK, the EU, Canada, & Aust, is that physicians and surgeons have the final say on patient treatment, and not hospital finance depts or insurance companies.
My sister had a heart attack last Sunday morning at 8.30am , her partner called 999, she had been picked up in an ambulance, been scanned and diagnosed and had a stent fitted through microsurgery by 11.15 I picked her up from Hospital on Weds morning No wallet was needed lol
I’m reminded that when asked about the purpose of life, the poet WH Auden responded, “We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know”.
My father once told me donkeys years ago, when I commented to him that, the more he earned the more tax you have to pay. His work involved piece work, He replied, I don't care how much tax I have to pay. It stuck with me ever since. The older I get the more I understand what he meant. God I loved and still love that man. ,
I am so pleased to have you and your family living in my country. You are obviously a kind hearted, intelligent and grateful person, so your glowing endorsement of our NHS and other great features of living in the UK warms my heart. God bless you, sir.
Hi….there are NHS dentists in the UK but they are highly sought after due to their lower costs, therefore the waiting time to get onto one of their lists can be very long. I have an NHS dentist….the care is basic but luckily I do not have too many dental issues to deal with. I left my private dentist as it was becoming VERY expensive! Ps I used to be a qualified nurse within the NHS and am proud to say that. I am now taking life easier!!
Due to covid they took all adults off the register near mine and only allow kids and emergencies in. I’ve gone private due to my work including it. It’s like night and day!! So much better and reminds me of the dentists in America I used to go to when I lived there. It’s got pros and cons.
Thing about the care under an NHS dentist is, if you GET regular care because it is affordable, basic is JUST. FINE. People I know in the US go for decades seeing no dentist.
@Konzy Dentists don't have to do NHS work so you would have to check if your's does and not everyone qualifies. I qualified for a short time and have an NHS dentist but have to pay now. They are reasonable though and they rang me early in the pandemic to ask if I needed any help with shopping. Not something I expected from my dentist!
@Konzy yes you can, I go to the hygienist. It costs around £75 for a 30 minute clean. But if you have dental insurance with your work that can go down to half the amount. Also it’s only twice a year so it doesn’t break the bank.
@Konzy ...If you go private, then it's covered only if you have private insurance, such as with BUPA. Whether this insurance covers all of your treatment, I can't say. You'd need to research that.
On HOLADAY in America with my young son who took ill . Took him to the hospital. The first thing i was asked for was insurance certificate even though my child aged 7 was very ill. He had severe infection from the flight & they gave him tablets that a horse could not swallow. Moving on back at the hotel he got way worse & the hotel got a spanish doctor who came to the hotel room who was like something out of a movie. WELL God Bless that doctor. He gave my son an injection and said he had infection from the air conditioning on the plane. He said after the injection he would sleep and then let him eat what ever he wanted the next day. AMAZING doctor ...my son was great after that. xxxx.
How refreshing to hear positives about the NHS, and especially comparisons with the system in the US. I am biased, having been a nurse for 35 years, but I feel strongly that we take its presence for granted. For most of us, it has always been there. I am receiving NHS treatment at the moment, and like you, I have nothing but compliments for the service and the people who work in it. I am very pleased to see that you are recovered.
Joseph, the problem with the NHS is people don't pay at the point of use and therefore continually complain when it's not perfect. If they understood the true cost of treatment they'd probably be more appreciative.
I have had problems with my health since I was little. If it wasn't for the NHS I probably would not be here. I definitely appreciate it and only go to A&E if I need to. When I was 4 we were snowed in and I had the measles. The GP arranged for a yellow helicopter from RAF Chivenor to land in the field near the house and flew me and mum to Exeter in a car park and then transferred to the hospital in an ambulance. It is my earliest memory. I am on regular prescriptions as I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was 18 (1991). But I really do appreciate the NHS.
Firstly and most importantly I hope that you are now fully recovered. I'm not naive enough to pretend that the NHS is perfect. However, I'm so grateful for it as it is in my opinion a great thing to have. I spent five days in hospital last year after having an emergency operation and i am so grateful to the staff and I have nothing but praise for them. I absolutely agree with you about travel, it's a big old world out there and there's so much to see and learn from the experience. Best wishes to you and yours and I'm pleased that the NHS has been there for when you and your family needed it.
I’m in the SE US. I’ve recently been diagnosed with a very serious illness that will require extended regular treatment. So I have work sponsored health insurance (I pay about $200/mo and my employer pays about $630/mo). I just met my deductible (what you pay out of pocket before ins. Kicks in, which starts over every calendar year) and my company is being absorbed by another at the end of the year (I’ll lose my job, and insurance). Not only am I terrified about this diagnosis, but I have find ins that I can afford that will cover a pre existing condition and doubtful I’ll be well enough to job search for a few months. Have enough money to get through, just worried about insurance. My care will be in the tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. I have family members who say how fortunate I am to be in the US, because Fox News and right wing pundits have them believing socialized medicine takes your whole paycheck, is subpar and you wait weeks if not months for any care. Meanwhile people working middle class people die in the US daily because they can’t afford medicine or treatment. I am receiving EXCELLENT care, but doubtful they’d have even bothered with me if I didn’t have insurance. I’d have been given lessor, cheaper, options, maybe. Or told to raise money. The misinformation in the US about this and other issues is the worst virus in the world. About half our citizens won’t take the Covid vaccine (our hospitals are full in some areas and about 95% of those are unvaccinated) because it’s been politicized and they don’t understand the difference between misconstrued freeDUMBS and responsibility. I’m one of the fortunate ones. Many people go without insurance and therefore care for years because of their employment situation or if they’re not full time ins. is not available. Welfare cases do get care at the local health departments, through Medicaid but I assure you none of those folks are getting the care I’m getting because I’m under a well know insurer. Add to that, the massive student loan payments I have to make for the rest of my life (went back to school late for different degree), and I’d gladly pay higher taxes (to also have better educated masses). Again I’m one of the fortunate ones, as I make enough to handle these but I’ve heard of people becoming homeless and worse. It’s abhorrent and part of the big lie we are told from birth, perpetuated by isolation from the rest of the world, that the US is better than anywhere else in earth and every other person in every other country is jealous and would do anything to be here. As travel to Europe and other parts of the world is quite expensive, many US citizens never do and never know anything outside of those beliefs and the bubble of the US.
That's very sad and very scary. We don't have to worry about any of that, thank God. My husband has cancer we are very lucky the NHS sends a lorry with NHS staff on to our town to carry out treatment for people such as him because the hospital is too far away to have chemotherapy they need. It saves them from getting too exhausted from travelling to the hospital. The lorry is run by a charity but the equipment and staff are NHS., I'm raising money for the" Hope for tomorrow" to get more lorries around the country. Currently, 12 mobile units travelling the country. So they could do with more. So going back to your plight in America l can only wish you well and hope things change for you and your countrymen. God bless.🇬🇧
@@susiepoulter4548 thank you so much. I’m dealing with the same - new diagnosis so I’m pretty gobsmacked right now. Praying for your hubby and your family and mine; hope someday smarter folks prevail in the US. It’s really become something akin to North Korea in that our country is severely divided and it’s not political opinion anymore, it’s literal quack conspiracy junk vs. fact, peddled by extreme right wing sites, channels and groups. They recently held a rally to call for the release those being ‘unjustly’ held for their attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6th. I and everyone I know (I’m 55) was raised to believe the US was the greatest country in the world and anywhere else you pay super high taxes and the government tells you how to live and controls your life and you just have ‘enough’, not a good or happy life. This is ingrained, especially in the older generation. My son lives abroad and I’ve traveled a bit and follow a lot of expats. Every place has their problems but as someone said above, to be the richest country in the world the US is failing monumentally on taking care of its own (healthcare) and educating our citizens. There’s pervasive thought among the educated that the top richest - those who are small in number and own the largest portion of wealth, want a population of workers just smart enough to work their low wage jobs but not question the ruling class and they keep them infighting with racism and xenophobia. Anytime universal healthcare is mentioned, it throws the loud right wing into a fear-mongering tizzy, professing socialism that will slide us into communism. Meanwhile they live and breath by far right pundits on Fox ‘News’ and believe all other news is fake. It’s gotten pretty scary for intelligent Americans in the last few years. Best wishes for you and your hubby. ❤️
Good for you being so positive about the NHS heroes. They continued to work at considerable risk to themselves and their families during the pandemic. Even down the GP and Nurses volunteering to run inoculation centres. I stupidly broke my femur during lockdown. The ambulance collected me. The surgeons fixed me. Cost zero. They deserve all our gratitude
Nice to have people here in England that truly appreciate the NHS and don’t just come here to get what they can for free…I truly hope you enjoy your stay here 🙂
It's always hard to read these vaguely anti inmigrant comments when normally we are such a tolerant nation. There's plenty more English alcoholics and such that drain the system. I have a friend the seems to spend every other weekend in A&E with their kids for the slightest injury. Its not just health tourism that drains the NHS.
@@chrischarlescook really?…I have cancer and can thank the NHS for caring for me…there ARE a small number that come here to claim benefits and healthcare…whether you like it or not…don’t be so ignorant dude
The N.H.S COULDNT function without foreign born nationals. I think it’s inhospitable and racist to make anti-immigrant remarks especially to an American.
Most dentists are part private, part NHS, although many only take a certain number NHS patients on their lists. If the list is full, you can't register as a NHS patient. You register with a dentist for NHS treatment, the same as you do with a GP.
In my town qe have too many dentists and not enough people lol cos everyone leaves my town to go live Manchester and Liverpool way, where the jobs are so the dentists are fighting over patients in an ever shrinking pool of customers
@@someguy255 The NHS fees are set, the dentist can't vary them. You pay £23.80, £65.20, or £282.80. I'll let you look up what each band includes. If you need additional work that falls within the same or a lower band within two months of having completed a course of treatment, no extra charge is payable.
@@peterc.1618 The NHS is such a scam in this situation the rates should be less than that but because they are guaranteed an income from the NHS they’ll keep the prices at that right when in reality the private rate would be significantly lower if their town truly has more dentists than clients.
@@cyberash3000 Oh please tell me where you are I am missing a front tooth but there are not enough dentists , so I cant go Private but I cant have appointments as its only priority for those in Pain .
What many people dont realize is dentists arent part of the NHS, they are just contracted to it,which is why they all still do private. They can stop treating NHS patients any time they want,and indeed if you keep missing appointments without ringing to tell them they can and will remove you from their list.
NHS has always been good to me and my family , they really do care . Im so glad you are over your illness, God bless you and your beautiful family , sending you much love and best wishes :)
I've just completed a course of dental treatment with my NHS dentist : I paid, in total £282.80 for : 1 emergency (same day) appointment. This included a temporary filling and full check up. Plus 1 appointment for a back tooth filling and a temporary crown on a front tooth. Plus, 1 appointment for finishing the permanent crown and a scale and polish. I complained about the cost, but in comparison to what it would have cost in the USA, it's peanuts.
To give you a UK private dental comparison, I am about to have 2 root canals, and 2 crowns fitted, total cost is expected to be IRO £2500, so the £282 NHS cost looks good to me!
@@FinalHourMetal, my husband has just had to have a bridge fitted for 4 front teeth on the NHS - it cost the standard fixed price of £282. 80. He really wants to have implants, as he finds the bridge uncomfortable to eat with, but the NHS don't do them, and we are looking at around £4,000 to have it done privately in the UK. So, we're in the process of looking to go abroad to Turkey as 'dental tourists' and combining a holiday with his treatment. We are looking at around £3,000 for a two week holiday (for 2) plus all his treatment.
@@gillianrimmer7733 A lot of people have been going to Hungary for dental implants. The Hungarian dental companies have offices in London where they do the preparatory work and follow-up. One of my colleagues had implants through one of those and said he had no pain at all. I have seen one complaint about a company, not sure whether it was the same one, where the patient said the aftercare when she had problems after implants was not good.
@@FinalHourMetal This is where some NHS dentists will do one crown during one course of treatment and another one during the next course of treatment so they can charge twice.
Great to hear some nice words about the NHS - we're not perfect, but the alternative system in the US seems utterly mental. I'm glad you got good care and have recovered well! Much love to you and your family x
I am so glad you recieved good care and are now well. My own story is that I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in March 2017, was schuduled for surgery but at the pre op assessment it was discovered that i had extremely high blood pressure and low heart rate and the Echocardiogram revealed a prob with my heart - i had medication and the surgery happened in April just delayed a few weeks. UM, my heart stopped and i had to be resuscitated and instead of going home i stayed in for a few more days and received a pacemaker! i had chemotherapy and radiotherapy and my treatment was successful - how much did it cost me??? NOTHING! I am so so grateful to everyone on the team - from the surgeons to the medical staff and even the housekeeping staff who all looked after me as if i were royalty!
I have had some bad experiences with the NHS, nothing is perfect. But the good experiences outweigh the bad. Both of my children were born at the amazing Princess Diana ward at heartlands hospital in birmingham. The staff were amazing they actually cared and cared about both of my children. And it didn't cost me a penny
Our NHS is wonderful and so are all the staff . It is the thing that makes me proud to be British. Many years ago I was on holiday with my sister in Las Vegas, when she became ill. She was sent to a hospital and had an operation gallbladder (which incidentally she didn't need as she had the same pain once home in the UK and it was kidney stones!) We were horrified, she was charged for the ambulance, petrol for it , (gas) every bandage , suture , meals , which she didn't eat . They wanted insurance details and credit cards before they took her to the hospital . The whole incident was over 100k this is years ago. Our holiday insurance didn't cover all of the bill so we had to max out our credit cards and we are still paying it off. Yes NHS dentists are still around , I have one and it's free dental care here for children.
They're doing off, NHS dentists, they all want to make more money. And the services my wife has before she went private was awful. Like, scale but no polish bad. I'm sure it varies but dental insurance in the UK is nice and cheap
It's sad that the NHS is in such crisis at the moment. My family have had both very good and bad experiences with the NHS. Some of my family members have had to have massive operations, go through long recovery programmes, stay in hospital or care for extended periods, and everything has worked out great for them, done efficiently and quickly. On the other hand it's also happened where my relatives have been in care and been let down, or in one case stuck on a trolley in A & E for 8 hours despite their health conditions. In a similar vein, we've had things like the ambulance arriving in 5 minutes to a non emergency call, and on the other hand my grandad having to wait 40 minutes for an ambulance with a suspected broken neck
Another great video! I hope you're back to fighting fitness now? Thank you for your kind words about the NHS. I've heard many ill informed Americans commenting about our healthcare system and how poor it is, when the reality is very different as you have kindly pointed out. Not one person in this country needs to ever worry about receiving or affording healthcare. No-one ever has to make the choice between affording essential medicines or paying rent (for instance). I'm so pleased you had such a positive experience - and outcome! - being treated by the NHS and have commented so positively. Loving your videos. It's great to see folks enjoying being here. It's such a shame that a lot of your introduction to Britain has been overshadowed by restrictions from the pandemic. Hopefully 2022 will be sooooo much better for you to get the full experience.
I'm proud to say that I worked for the NHS as a Midwife for over 12 years. During that time I cared for a handful of American women. They were surprised that I went to see them at home when I was a Community Midwife, as part of their postnatal care. I was shocked to learn that in America, if a woman is unwell postnatally - even if she's had a c-section, she has to go and see her doctor! 😱
@@PatriciaKelly-gz7vg it’s insurance led health care …. It’s a big ripoff and the Americans just don’t see it … they keep being told that it’s Socialised health care and is somehow inferior … they would rather see their tax dollars spent on their Socialised wall along their border with Mexico …. Not to mention their Socialised armed forces, police, Homeland Security etc,etc …… a lot of their doctors,dentists etc are multi millionaire’s and minor celebrities with very wealthy lifestyles all paid for by insurance scam health care.
@@flyingfox7854 Yes it’s like a mass delusion although to be fair to the Americans I think a small majority now see it, but the political parties do very nicely from big Pharma so they ignore them
Great video - lost count of the number of time the NHS has save me and my family - the notion about worrying about payment feels so wrong when someone is ill and needs all the help and support they can get - love the late season roses behind you, all the best, ^oo^
Thank you for your words on the NHS. I think many of my countrymen take it for granted. You seem like a you are doing a great job of being a dad. I am enjoying hearing your views.
My friend, you are a decent man who has moved to another country and intergrated 100%, as an old English man i welcome anyone of any colour or creed to my country who is willing to contribute to society and just be a decent human being, all the best to you and your family
So glad you are better now Mac . Blair must have been so worried for you ? I travel to the U.S . a lot and it bemuses me that there are Americans who don't want a nation health service in their country . Many say they don't want a ' socialist ' health service , others that they don't want to pay more tax . But all would think twice before calling an ambulance or going into hospital unless they had excellent private health insurance . I am so glad that we have the NHS and happy that , even if I don't have a need to use it , others have access to use it , free .
There are many cases of desperately sick or injured people who have dialled 999 in the UK and 12 hours later they're still waiting for an ambulance. I've experienced some horrific experiences with ambulances not turning up with sick elderly relatives. Only once did it go as it should have. I would say you got lucky... I'm very glad you did. If you doubt what I'm saying just Google the subject especially linked to elderly people, or even better research what people are saying on Twitter about ambulances not turning up. I'm afraid the NHS in general varies a lot throughout the UK. People who often experience a good service have no knowledge of those who don't and won't accept that there are any faults in the NHS... until they experience it themselves. I hope you never do... it's a frightening situation and not something any sick person should have to suffer. I hope you stay happy and healthy!☺️
Having lived in the U.S. I never understood the amount of BS you have to go through if you go to the ER. Here in the UK, I had to take my father to A&E, all he showed was his NI number, that was it, take a seat and 2 hours later out the door and back home. No filling out tons of paperwork and asking how do you intend to pay. Here in the UK healthcare is a RIGHT. There is no reason to spend money, time and risk going back to the U.S. to get the same level of care that you will get here for 0 cost and hassle. Plus in the U.S. because its money driven, they will tell you anything just so they have the excuse to put you under the knife, once again, its all about the money in the U.S. very dangerous concept when it comes to healthcare (major conflict of interest)
On one of my very rare visits to an A&E department, when I gave my name and date of birth, they knew exactly who I was, my GP's name etc; no need for an NI number or NHS number or ID.
I've never given my NI in A&E or my daughter's ,just name and address and confirmed our doctors ...Because it's all on the NHS database ...even when we were 100 miles from home ...
I needed critical care in 2017 when I broke my back, the care i received at an extremely busy St George's hospital South London, was probably in my opinion second to none globally. There are definitely problems with our NHS, waiting times, staff shortages etc, but when your life is in danger, I doubt there's better doctors nurses or surgeons anywhere on earth. We take it for granted, but our NHS and its staff are exceptional.
We have to pay and sometimes go broke and fight with insurance to cover life saving treatments covered if they deny it during a crisis and we STILL have wait times snd staff shortages in the US. But the fear mongering of socialized medicine in the US is STRONG. The right wing promises we’d be taxed to death and eventually akin to communism. Socialism is a very dirty word in America, causes lots of hysteria… meanwhile, our roads, cops, fire stations… all those are a form of social programs.
Thank you so much for reminding us Brits of the treasure we have with the NHS. You are a great family and hope you are having a great time here. God bless.
I have CF and spend at least 3months of each year in hospital. All the Doctors and Nurses who've looked after me over the years have all been wonderful. I'll need a double lung transplant soon, which will be paid for by the NHS, the only thing that saddens me is that a families loved one will have to pass to give me a chance to live.
Most dentists in the UK are free if you are on low income on tax credits, if you are 16 and under and a few other criteria that allows free dental care.
Matt, it's always good to hear your story, you sound so grounded and sincere. Today was no different, but I just feel a little happier knowing there are good people like you in the world and that your bringing your kids up to be the same. I hope you decide to make England your permanent home, but whichever country you end up in, it will be all the better for having you there.
NHS is amazing! And really so shocking to hear that bill would be over £100,000.00. Really makes one appreciate how lucky we are in the UK. I would be interested to find work it is you do?
Also shows how much the NHS costs to run,so really annoys me when people complain about it...we are extremely fortunate in this country as this guy appreciates
I'm only alive because of the NHS, they have saved my life 3 times. They put me back together after being hit by a bus. They saved my life when my pancreas decided to kill me. Most recently I had emergency surgery when part of my intestine tried to get me to check out early. It's a wonderful service and having experience medical systems in other countries around the world, It's probably the best. Great video Mac, glad you're healthy again. (PS - Visit Singapore and Australia if you ever get the chance)
I have visited Singapore, I went in 2019... one of my best trips ever. Singapore is so beautiful and modern. Australia is on the list of places to visit. 👍🏾
We sometimes take the NHS for granted in the UK. It’s not until we hear about other countries health care systems we realise how good we’ve got it. Some of the best healthcare professionals from around the world come to work for the NHS, so we need to show more appreciation. Great videos on your channel 😊👍🏻
That’s not free it’s paid for by taxation no doctor, nurse or dentist will work for free. It’s only free for people that don’t pay taxes for everyone else it’s an average at best system that costs the same as the average private healthcare rate in most developed nations. Socialised medicine can work as it does in many European countries but not if it’s British run then it’s destined to fail like every other British system. Perhaps another country should manage it for the U.K. then it might have a fighting chance at achieving what most people who hardly use it believe it is capable of. Just a thought..
@@someguy255 But jokes aside without going into all the overwhelmingly large number of things the U.K. have organised well or invented, which would take to long and is in-necessary as even quite ignorant people have some grasp of it, the WHO said that the NHS does an incredible job with what resources it has. Bang for Buck it was top performer. It has been eroded lately but bear that in mind before you embarrass yourself publicly
@@PatriciaKelly-gz7vg It’s ok to criticise the NHS I realise it has a cult like following but we don’t have to treat it like Jesus and his disciples. It’s not logical to believe in a God so why treat an organisation as if it is holy? There are headlines from the 1940s when it was first launched saying there wasn’t enough money for it this isn’t anything new it will always be a rationed system. There will never be enough money for it because it is entirely dependant on taxation which will never be able to provide enough to give every user a quality experience. Perhaps if it was converted into a system for the poor alone and everyone else had to pay for it privately it would function as intended. The alternative is to tax everyone at 50% like they do in Scandinavia for anyone earning over 30 thousand a year which leaves the average earner with half of their works pay. That way there would be a lot more money to work with but I can’t see the British public taking that too easily to be quite honest. There is another option where anyone over a certain income is required to pay a subsidised rate if they want to use it. The income would be higher 50000 for example but would not cost nearly as much as taxing everyone at 50%. What do you think?
Last week I had my annual dental check up, I was told I would need two small fillings today I had those fillings. It was a totally painless process using the latest technology. The check up cost £23.80 the fillings cost £41.40 thank you NHS 👍
Great video! I’m fortunate to have an NHS dentist. There are nominal charges but it is just £23 for emergency treatment including x rays, fillings and polishing. £65 for treatments such as extractions and root canal the top tier is £282 for more complex treatments, crowns bridges and dentures. The NHS is a wonderful system.
Hi Mac, at my dentist in London I get choose to pay either via NHS or private. Plus I have dental insurance via my work benefits so that I can reclaim the money back which is usually 100%. As for emergency numbers, 999 is the world’s first emergency no introduced in 1937!
In Denmark we dial 112, and it takes around 15~20 min in the rural areas before the ambulance is arriving with paramedics and they have contact with hospital, so they can decide what threatment and what hospital you need to go too. If 112 decides that the call is seriously they send a medical car and maybe a chopper with a doctor and a paramedic and they will usually arrive one the scene before the ambulance. If it is a heartattack the 112 will contact trained heartrunners in the area and they will drop everything and they will get a defribiliator and go to the person with the heartattack and provide help until the emergency services arrives. So no one is left behind here and yes it paid by taxes.
And not only that but private healthcare is still available for those who can afford it and who choose to do so. I believe a government should provide at least a basic socialised healthcare service and the NHS is one of the best things about the UK in my opinion
A really great post. Thoroughly enjoy listening to your RUclips posts. In the UK we do tend to take the NHS for granted, so it is really heartening for you to give the NHS such a thumbs up. Well said and all the very best to you and your family!!
Having been in both NHS care and private care overseas. I am very grateful for the NHS. One thing that shocked me the most when moving to a country with private care is the amount of people desperate for relief in medical debts. Waiting times can be longer in the UK for minor treatments but I would take that over being saddled with hundred of thousands of dollars of medical debt. Thanks for being so encouraging about my home land and keep up the good work.
If you are in the UK on any kind of settlement visa ie Work, spouse or study, the you pay a NHS Surcharge as part of the visa fee and condition of entry to UK. This entitles you to use NHS treatment from the day you arrive. Visitor (holiday) visa is different. No NHS surcharge is paid but you are allowed emergency care, GP care and walk in centres, minor injury clinics, or the 111 service (out of hours or urgent care) FREE, On a visitor visa if you need to be admitted into hospital past the Emergency dept then you pay, so visitors to the UK SHOULD have travel medical insurance to cover your activates for the duration of their visit to the UK
I have been a Registered nurse in the NHS since 1983, started as a Student Nurse in 1980. Yes it's chronically underfunded, particularly at the moment, but the vast majority of us always want to do the best we can for anybody who walks through the door. I've also had to recieve treatment for cancer, which if I lived anywhere else would have bankrupted me. Hopefully it will always remain free at point of contact, but to be honest if we continue down the same path we are on at the moment I cant see this continuing.
Has anyone noticed that every American without experience of the NHS just talks about how bad it is, but every American who has actually used the NHS talks about how great it is. I am so proud that what we take for granted is such a positive experience for others that live without it.
@Nob Gobbler WOW, that turned dark quickly, I have no idea what threat of imprisonment you mean, I was just talking about the NHS. But seriously I would like to hear your view on this so please reply.
@Nob Gobbler @Nob Gobbler I am ENGLISH and we pay tax on EVERYTHING! When I work my employer takes my tax before I even see it, other than a number on my paycheck I have no idea how much tax I pay. Beyond that I pay tax when I buy something, tax when I sell something, if I want to drive I pay road tax, to get my bins emptied I pay council tax, if my parents die and they had a house or money saved I can only get it if I pay Inheritance tax. Some items have an additional tax, so if I buy petrol, diesel, alcohol or cigarettes I pay tax on the price INCLUDING the basic tax (Yes I am taxed on the tax of an item). So yes I HAVE PAID TAX for all of my life, despite that I still support the NHS and would be willing to pay more if it helped it get passed the current financial problems. SO if you want to actually answer my original question about imprisonment threats and give a genuine opinion on healthcare then I would still love to hear your reply.
What a lovely video! Thanks for appreciating the NHS: so glad life in the UK is working for you. We're lucky to have people like yourself who enrich our culture with their intelligent perspectives.
It's also worth remembering that healthcare in the US is not about looking after people. It's a business that is run for profit, so the price people pay is not just the cost of the treatment they receive. I had a relative visiting the UK who ended up having a lengthy stay in hospital, including a pretty long stint in the ICU. Thanks to the skill and care of the NHS staff, they were able to recover, and eventually travel home. However, the travel insurance company refused to pay out and we were imagining receiving a bill running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. It was nowhere near this figure. I was completely astonished. Even for those who have to pay for their treatment under the NHS, they are only charged for the care, drugs etc they receive - profit doesn't come into it. Still paying the bill off, but I think it was a blessing in disguise the illness happened when it did. I'm not sure the outcome would have been so good if the NHS hadn't taken care of everything. Forever grateful. 🙏
Nice family, chilled vibe… The thing many people don’t realise is that when you do use private healthcare the same consultant from the NHS will perform surgery etc..also the nurses are all NHS trained.. the only difference like economy vs business class
Now the question is, having used it and no doubt when you were in America heard scare stories about social health care/national health care, how much would you say is bollocks and how much is true?
Having lived in the U.S. for 20 years, and now back in the UK for 15 years, I can tell you from my experience its all bollocks. I have had better medical care here in the UK. The reason why Fox news and the far right are against universal healthcare is because Big pharma and the insurance companies own them, special interest.
I recently moved house and transferred to a new GP (doctor) within days the new one had followed up on something the previous one had been involved with, it was a smooth process to register with the new practice. Communication and coordination between the two practices was excellent. American readers of this - you may be surprised that we can choose any GP practice in the area where we live and register with them . No one forces us to register with a particular one. If we don't like a GP we can register with a different one. There are lots of practices in cities and towns, most within walking distance of where one lives, in the rural areas there probably is less choice.
Glad you recovered! I've been in an ICU unit for a week with cellulitis, on four-hourly IVs of a cocktail of antibiotics, four times in my life - I would be dead without that critical care, and I never had to pay a penny for it, thanks to our wonderful NHS. I don't understand the aversion so much of America seems to have to 'socialised healthcare' (or, as we call it, 'healthcare.') I remember seeing a tweet one time from an American, in response to Bernie Sanders saying that ambulances should be free, that said "An ambulance is not your taxi to the hospital" - and I could not even fathom how they got to that. Like, that's LITERALLY what an ambulance IS!
I'm so glad you had a positive experience with our beloved NHS I am proud of our service but it's unfortunate that we have people who take advantage of it... not you as you are here legally and fairly and pay your duties and rightfully (thankfully) received good care as a result. May you continue to be healthy! You are proof that this country can still be great! :)
I am so happy you have had a great experience in the UK... we are a great jumping point to other places.. OMG Iceland is stunning... France, Germany... all of europe is beautiful but don't forget about Wales and Scotland...landscapes and Castles you will regret not seeing!
the best thing abt the NHS is that when getting medical care the issue of money isn't even mentioned. it's about getting treatment, not about money. it's so amazing. I moved to the UK from Germany where they have a public/private partnership system. Its not a universal system, and not everyone gets healthcare if they can't afford it, which many people don't know. Some hospitals don't accept all insurances, like the US. And you need to show proof of insurance to get treatment, so whenever you get healthcare you have to prove you're paying in to the System. The way the NHS works where money isn't even a question is such a relief, esp for poor people who list work during covid. I love the NHS
@@Wjracer106 I know it's not free, but everyone gets the same service regardless of their contribution. Free at the point of use. So for people who are unfortunately out of work for whatever reason are not denied healthcare, or forced to go through bureaucracy to get access to the service. In Germany if you lose your job, you need to get the Jobcenter to pay for your healthcare, which is a hoop to jump through that luckily people don't have to do here.
I would welcome a change like this. As someone who has hardly used the NHS but has paid into for a long time. I'd make any emergency care free and everything else paid for.
So glad that the doctors looked after you and your health has recovered 🙏🏼. I am grateful for the emergency surgery my little DS received for appendicitis. For the delivery of two healthy kids with two difficult labours. And for the nine stitches when I cracked my head open - can’t even see a scar. Bless our NHS workers. 💗
It’s so refreshing to hear your appreciation. Even though you’re classed as a British citizen, there are too many ‘foreigners’ who abuse our system. Listening to how you talk, your children are lucky to have such grounded and thoughtful parents. 🙏🏾 On a side note, I like the music you play in the background. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend you check out ‘DJ Cassidy Pass The Mic.’ There are about 5 volumes and they’re on RUclips. If I’m correct, you’ll be blown away. ✊🏾
There aren't. Treatment of foreign nationals is a tiny fraction of the NHS's overall expenditure. Stop reading hate-filled media that makes you think things are worse than they are.
@@thebestspork I usually enjoy a good debate yet on this occasion will decline. My reason is because I cannot debate with anyone who makes assumptions about me. You may as well decide what I read, do for a living etc etc. Weak.
I'm glad that you had a good experience of the NHS and glad that you are better now. Thanks and appreciation like this really can make any NHS workers day. We honestly do try our best to provide a good service with the resources that we have. Thank you for posting this video :-)
The NHS is a truly great institution that I am thankful for everyday. However, I recently had a chance to work for the NHS for one month. What an experience, the staff are poorly treated by the management, are poorly paid, receive no support from senior management, and it is horrendously mismanaged. Hats off to them that it all works so well given the environment they have to work in. Staff morale is at an all time low. I would never work for the NHS ever again after what I saw in that month.
Decisions made during the last 25 years by all the three parties in power have lead to this. The number of training places for doctors, nurses and other health professionals was reduced. I could write an essay about all the changes. I loved working in adult mental health but the stress made me so ill I was dismissed
@@frankmurray1549 I’m doing ok now, but not able to work. I live with psychosis, mostly managed with medication and resting. The 90s and 00s decimation of drop in day services with support workers and peers that were able to act on the contributory stuff to poor health like housing, bills, personal care etc was a travesty. Yesterday on Twitter the president of the rcgp moaning that so much of gp time used up by mental health and non health related form filling etc. They got rid of community services!
In an attempt to answer your dentist question, from what I remember, if you're registered as an NHS patient, the NHS will pay part of checkups and some treatments. If you want the nice white fillings or veneers, then you're paying for those but they're not super expensive(edit:-veneers are still thousands though, last I looked). I think I paid 250 for 3 or 4 nice white fillings that you can't see. Just to add a comparison in my own experience. When I was living in the UK (most of life till 2019) it cost me roughly 50 quid to get a checkup with x-rays and a cleaning with the hygienist. Here in Canada, your insurance pays for most of it, but I still looked at the bottom of the bill for the same thing I used to get in the UK, and the total was something like $500.
It always seems sad when I hear about how if your sick in the USA you have to get all your paperwork together to get treatment, it immediately conjures up the probably incorrect idea that the medical professionals only care about money not the welbeing of the patients
Dentists are a part of the NHS (if you register as an NHS patient at a dentist with an NHS service). However adults in employment are required to contribute towards the costs. It’s still heavily subsidised and free to children, pensioners, people on benefits etc. The costs are about £20 for a check-up, £65 for basic work (up to root canal fillings) and £280 for really complex work (dentures, crowns, etc.). Fees are all inclusive including any provided materials. Slightly different rules and fees in Scotland.
You are a great credit to your family. Keep up the great work & spreading your story. We are very lucky here in the UK but unfortunately some people do not appreciate what a fabulous NHS service we have. We will fight to the end to save our NHS⭐😉 Best wishes & God Bless Sinéad, North Wembley, London xx💜🇺🇲🇮🇪🍀🇬🇧⭐💜
America's lack of heath care blows my mind. The fact that tax subsidies for research to pharmaceutical companies is OK, providing an affordable health service to everyone is frowned upon by both the media and many politicians,not only blows my mind, it worries me about the reasons why some poor people vote republican. Then I look at who spends the most on lobbying and advertising. Guess who? A little hint,.... ...... BIG PHARMA & INSURANCE COMPANIES.
I'm not American but I try to keep upto date on the politics in America. From what I have seen, the Democrats are more in the pockets of the lobbyists. The Democrats will never give Americans free healthcare.
@@adriansmith3427 Were you paying attention to Obama's attempt to introduce affordable healthcare? It was the Republicans in Congress who neutered the original plan and turned it into a bastardised system that only partially delivers the intended aims. Don't you remember Sarah Palin screaming nonsense about socialist death panels?
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As a British person living in America for the past 15 years, it’s beyond infuriating when an American will confidently tell me how bad British healthcare is, despite having zero experience of it. So many people here just swallow the propaganda about ‘socialized’ medicine.
I feel ya..The reason why Fox news and the far right are against universal healthcare is because Big pharma and the insurance companies own them, special interest. The goverment in the U.S. as a whole spew propaganda to keep Americans in check. They dont want people to be informed..
Then when you quote from International Research or their own Harvard they accuse you of lies!
It’s like a religious faith, a fanaticism for some of them.
I think most Americans have seen the light, but the two parties do very nicely out of big Pharma so are content to screw their citizens over.
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Exactly, and encouraged to see anything even hinting that the US might have imperfections as blasphemy.
Well I have lived in the UK all my life and will say the same thing
@@PointNemo9 where do you think would be better?
The thing about the NHS, you could be a homeless person without a pot to pee in, or someone who earns 500k a year, they don't care about the size of someones bank account, everyone gets the same professional health care treatment.
I will never understand America.
As an American, neither will I, my friend.
It's all about making money for the health care company shareholders.
I’ve seen this literally with my own eyes. Made me proud to be British.
A barrister got admitted into the UCH the same time as a homeless young man both with heart trouble.
I saw them bring the young boy back to life after he had a heart attack, they were there within seconds, so organised and professional.
They also had saved the Barrister, elsewhere simultaneously.
Later the homeless boy got help and support for when he left. Compassion and care.
If you make profit part of a health service I don’t think that can ever be the same. Sick people aren’t customers or clients they are patients and all patients are human.
@@lesliet.4672 Sadly, when a Country thinks it's socially acceptable for members of the public to carry fire arms in public, you know it's a messed up Country, and that's before addressing any other issues.
I hope your treatment goes well and you become fit and healthy. Take care of yourself.
@@dazza9326 thank you so much… your comment is so fitting as I was just on a neighborhood page where a lady was angry about an off leash dog running at her and her dog ‘attacking’ (not sure if it just barked, as she’s not hurt) and several other neighbors suggested carrying a 9mm handgun on her walks.
It’s crazy over here; the sad part, is half of us aren’t crazy/stupid but we are surrounded. 😤
My son is a paramedic in London. On the front line. He saves lives. Am so proud of him.
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So are we 🌹
@@MacandBlair how does the US professional body that over sees medics treat cases of medical negligence? I heard that in the US they are very strict and take harsh measures on medics who are found to be negligent?
We all thank him for his work and all of his colleagues.
You should be very proud. I’m proud and I don’t even know him! A big thank you for his service ❤️
I can't believe a country like America charges people through the roof for health care, the NHS isn't perfect but I'm so glad for our system.
I so appreciate the NHS! As an American visiting England one year, I ended up in a critical care place with a scratched cornea. I was in so much pain. Within 3 hours, I was triaged, diagnosed, treated, and given a prescription. My total cost: around 7 dollars for the prescription. That was it! Great care!
Indeed glad you liked it, even better that we the UK people paid for it.
Waited 6 years for a back OP.. 6 fucking years in agony. Unable to work through it. NHS could go tomorrow and my life wouldn't be any different. Glad you got some use out of it though. some fucker has too.
@@rushdown3031 That's similar to my family's experience too. The NHS is now a national disgrace that we the British tax payers pay 44% of ALL our GDP towards.
@@rushdown3031 See my message in this thread.
@@fasthracing Indeed! I'd rather see it gutted from top to bottom and re-built than hear another person praise the thing. Seen so much shit go on in these hospitals too. Outrageous.
The NHS is a 'gem' in the UK and should be fully supported..
In 2016 I was diagnosed with Cancer and told I needed an operation.
From the day of diagnosis to the operation it was 22 days. The surgeon removed all the cancer and I have made it to 2023 cancer free.
They acted fast and saved my life! ❤
Enjoy living in the UK and traveling with your family 😊
Love to hear this, Mac! As a fellow American expat who moved to the UK with her British husband, I love the NHS, too! We had always planned on retiring to the UK to be closer to the grandkids, but when dear hubby was diagnosed with lung cancer, we sped up the timeline. He received outstanding treatment via the NHS and is doing great -- no disease progression in almost 18 months! And the best part is we didn't end up bankrupt. I'm still paying off debts from the US from 2018.
The NHS is all about peace of mind; it is great that you've grown to appreciate the NHS like we Brits do.
I can't think of a more positive way of helping your kids than letting them see the world. Those memories will last a lifetime.
Just lost my darling mum 2 weeks ago. She was 81 and for sure she would've NEVER reached that ripe old age without the NHS. She had numerous health issues and had regular appointments with specialist every few months. She did well to reach 81 as she was born 3 months premature in 1939!
Bless you Claire. I am so, so sorry for your loss. My mum is 83 in a few days and received a hip and knee replacement on NHS as well as a number of back and pain relief procedures. We nearly lost her days before her 70th when we were on holiday in Turkey and she had to have emergency surgery to save her life. The care she recieved there was absolutely amazing and couldn't be faulted. Thank heaven we had travel insurance just as, thank heaven, at home we pay National Insurance (for those outside the UK that's a type of tax) to fund the NHS. It's definitely a small price to pay every month for medical help. I cannot imagine living without it. Am so sorry again for the loss of your mum xx
I’m so very sorry for your loss. 🙏🏻
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Still shocks me that "the richest country" on earth doesn't hav national healthcare. To be sick and poor is a death sentence if you survive as you will be poorer due to medical debt
Indeed. 21 years ago my youngest son was diagnosed with a life threatening illness. A friend in the pharmaceutical industry told me the cost of the drugs needed to treat him over the 3 years for which he needed that treatment. I conservatively estimate that it cost four and a half million pounds to bring him back to full health.
If we lived in America either I'd have lost a child or spent the rest of my life in poverty. Thank God for the NHS !
Hi I totally agree, I live in Canada, as a Brit I so appreciate free health care. I used to travel in the US lots as a truck driver, so had to have travel insurance, not cheap at all. I think the US should hang it's head in shame for not caring about the people, I can't even imagine being sick, then being broke on top....ughhh, that's if they even treat you...JOHN Q comes to mind.
It's not the richest country in the world. It's often boasted but the truth is the USA is heavily in debt rising by $50,000 a second. There are countries with no debt and surpluses, they are rich.
I cannot figure why that is so when they have the excellent example of their northern neighbour. Even Cuba does it better.
@@TheArgieH they are bribed not to allow it
As someone who was helivacced to hospital, spent 2 months in ICU and a further two years in reconstructive surgery, I can't praise the NHS highly enough. And it was all free outside my NI contributions. Can't believe someone has posted a 'thumbs down' on this. Good luck Mac, enjoy your videos.
It's a fallacy that NI is used for the NHS. It's just another tax that goes into the pool of all taxes, then a large chunk of that goes to the NHS.
@@andyonions7864 Absolutely correct.
Was probably a Tory voter.
@@LaughingPsycho grow up. That’s such a pathetic thing to say.
Here here
I worked as a visiting prof and paediatric trauma specialist for several years in the US, both in Baltimore and in central CA. I found the standard of care to be second to none, but the administration to be a total nightmare. The big advantage of hospital care in the UK, the EU, Canada, & Aust, is that physicians and surgeons have the final say on patient treatment, and not hospital finance depts or insurance companies.
My sister had a heart attack last Sunday morning at 8.30am , her partner called 999, she had been picked up in an ambulance, been scanned and diagnosed and had a stent fitted through microsurgery by 11.15
I picked her up from Hospital on Weds morning
No wallet was needed lol
Good luck to your sister in the future Dominic
Sounds like your sister had great care Dominic. Great to hear. Hope she recovers fully soon.
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@@Cmillzzzz Thank you, terrified the life out of us, 52 years old, vegetarian, no history of heart problems
She looks fine considering!
@@maxinel1297 She looks oddly fine!, 52 years old, vegetarian, no history of heart problems.
Going to get myself checked out!
I’m reminded that when asked about the purpose of life, the poet WH Auden responded, “We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know”.
Excellent quote! 👍😁
My father once told me donkeys years ago, when I commented to him that, the more he earned the more tax you have to pay. His work involved piece work, He replied, I don't care how much tax I have to pay. It stuck with me ever since. The older I get the more I understand what he meant. God I loved and still love that man.
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I am so pleased to have you and your family living in my country. You are obviously a kind hearted, intelligent and grateful person, so your glowing endorsement of our NHS and other great features of living in the UK warms my heart. God bless you, sir.
I greatly appreciate your promotion of our health care system. Too many here deride it. They don't realise how lucky they are.
Hi….there are NHS dentists in the UK but they are highly sought after due to their lower costs, therefore the waiting time to get onto one of their lists can be very long. I have an NHS dentist….the care is basic but luckily I do not have too many dental issues to deal with. I left my private dentist as it was becoming VERY expensive! Ps I used to be a qualified nurse within the NHS and am proud to say that. I am now taking life easier!!
Due to covid they took all adults off the register near mine and only allow kids and emergencies in. I’ve gone private due to my work including it. It’s like night and day!! So much better and reminds me of the dentists in America I used to go to when I lived there. It’s got pros and cons.
Thing about the care under an NHS dentist is, if you GET regular care because it is affordable, basic is JUST. FINE. People I know in the US go for decades seeing no dentist.
@Konzy Dentists don't have to do NHS work so you would have to check if your's does and not everyone qualifies. I qualified for a short time and have an NHS dentist but have to pay now. They are reasonable though and they rang me early in the pandemic to ask if I needed any help with shopping. Not something I expected from my dentist!
@Konzy yes you can, I go to the hygienist. It costs around £75 for a 30 minute clean. But if you have dental insurance with your work that can go down to half the amount. Also it’s only twice a year so it doesn’t break the bank.
@Konzy ...If you go private, then it's covered only if you have private insurance, such as with BUPA. Whether this insurance covers all of your treatment, I can't say. You'd need to research that.
Always a great positive message glad to have you and your family here
On HOLADAY in America with my young son who took ill . Took him to the hospital. The first thing i was asked for was insurance certificate even though my child aged 7 was very ill. He had severe infection from the flight & they gave him tablets that a horse could not swallow. Moving on back at the hotel he got way worse & the hotel got a spanish doctor who came to the hotel room who was like something out of a movie. WELL God Bless that doctor. He gave my son an injection and said he had infection from the air conditioning on the plane. He said after the injection he would sleep and then let him eat what ever he wanted the next day. AMAZING doctor ...my son was great after that. xxxx.
How refreshing to hear positives about the NHS, and especially comparisons with the system in the US. I am biased, having been a nurse for 35 years, but I feel strongly that we take its presence for granted. For most of us, it has always been there. I am receiving NHS treatment at the moment, and like you, I have nothing but compliments for the service and the people who work in it. I am very pleased to see that you are recovered.
Same here. I worked in the NHS 1965-2012. I am now getting treatment as an older person, and I am so grateful that we have the NHS.
Joseph, the problem with the NHS is people don't pay at the point of use and therefore continually complain when it's not perfect. If they understood the true cost of treatment they'd probably be more appreciative.
As a South African living in Manchester, the NHS is amazing and truly Britain's greatest asset
Folk fought and died so those who came after got a better deal in life! NHS,Social security which was not available before 1948!
I have had problems with my health since I was little. If it wasn't for the NHS I probably would not be here.
I definitely appreciate it and only go to A&E if I need to. When I was 4 we were snowed in and I had the measles. The GP arranged for a yellow helicopter from RAF Chivenor to land in the field near the house and flew me and mum to Exeter in a car park and then transferred to the hospital in an ambulance. It is my earliest memory.
I am on regular prescriptions as I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was 18 (1991).
But I really do appreciate the NHS.
I'm a proud mum of an A&E nurse 💕👌🏻😇🙏🏻💫
You are a good soul. So pleased you had a good experience. Love to your family🥰
Maggie and you 💯🇬🇧
Firstly and most importantly I hope that you are now fully recovered. I'm not naive enough to pretend that the NHS is perfect. However, I'm so grateful for it as it is in my opinion a great thing to have. I spent five days in hospital last year after having an emergency operation and i am so grateful to the staff and I have nothing but praise for them.
I absolutely agree with you about travel, it's a big old world out there and there's so much to see and learn from the experience.
Best wishes to you and yours and I'm pleased that the NHS has been there for when you and your family needed it.
I’m in the SE US. I’ve recently been diagnosed with a very serious illness that will require extended regular treatment. So I have work sponsored health insurance (I pay about $200/mo and my employer pays about $630/mo). I just met my deductible (what you pay out of pocket before ins. Kicks in, which starts over every calendar year) and my company is being absorbed by another at the end of the year (I’ll lose my job, and insurance). Not only am I terrified about this diagnosis, but I have find ins that I can afford that will cover a pre existing condition and doubtful I’ll be well enough to job search for a few months. Have enough money to get through, just worried about insurance. My care will be in the tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. I have family members who say how fortunate I am to be in the US, because Fox News and right wing pundits have them believing socialized medicine takes your whole paycheck, is subpar and you wait weeks if not months for any care. Meanwhile people working middle class people die in the US daily because they can’t afford medicine or treatment. I am receiving EXCELLENT care, but doubtful they’d have even bothered with me if I didn’t have insurance. I’d have been given lessor, cheaper, options, maybe. Or told to raise money. The misinformation in the US about this and other issues is the worst virus in the world. About half our citizens won’t take the Covid vaccine (our hospitals are full in some areas and about 95% of those are unvaccinated) because it’s been politicized and they don’t understand the difference between misconstrued freeDUMBS and responsibility.
I’m one of the fortunate ones. Many people go without insurance and therefore care for years because of their employment situation or if they’re not full time ins. is not available. Welfare cases do get care at the local health departments, through Medicaid but I assure you none of those folks are getting the care I’m getting because I’m under a well know insurer.
Add to that, the massive student loan payments I have to make for the rest of my life (went back to school late for different degree), and I’d gladly pay higher taxes (to also have better educated masses). Again I’m one of the fortunate ones, as I make enough to handle these but I’ve heard of people becoming homeless and worse. It’s abhorrent and part of the big lie we are told from birth, perpetuated by isolation from the rest of the world, that the US is better than anywhere else in earth and every other person in every other country is jealous and would do anything to be here. As travel to Europe and other parts of the world is quite expensive, many US citizens never do and never know anything outside of those beliefs and the bubble of the US.
Wishing you a speedy recovery 🇬🇧🇺🇸
That's very sad and very scary. We don't have to worry about any of that, thank God. My husband has cancer we are very lucky the NHS sends a lorry with NHS staff on to our town to carry out treatment for people such as him because the hospital is too far away to have chemotherapy they need. It saves them from getting too exhausted from travelling to the hospital. The lorry is run by a charity but the equipment and staff are NHS., I'm raising money for the" Hope for tomorrow" to get more lorries around the country. Currently, 12 mobile units travelling the country. So they could do with more.
So going back to your plight in America l can only wish you well and hope things change for you and your countrymen. God bless.🇬🇧
@@susiepoulter4548 thank you so much. I’m dealing with the same - new diagnosis so I’m pretty gobsmacked right now.
Praying for your hubby and your family and mine; hope someday smarter folks prevail in the US. It’s really become something akin to North Korea in that our country is severely divided and it’s not political opinion anymore, it’s literal quack conspiracy junk vs. fact, peddled by extreme right wing sites, channels and groups. They recently held a rally to call for the release those being ‘unjustly’ held for their attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6th. I and everyone I know (I’m 55) was raised to believe the US was the greatest country in the world and anywhere else you pay super high taxes and the government tells you how to live and controls your life and you just have ‘enough’, not a good or happy life. This is ingrained, especially in the older generation. My son lives abroad and I’ve traveled a bit and follow a lot of expats. Every place has their problems but as someone said above, to be the richest country in the world the US is failing monumentally on taking care of its own (healthcare) and educating our citizens. There’s pervasive thought among the educated that the top richest - those who are small in number and own the largest portion of wealth, want a population of workers just smart enough to work their low wage jobs but not question the ruling class and they keep them infighting with racism and xenophobia.
Anytime universal healthcare is mentioned, it throws the loud right wing into a fear-mongering tizzy, professing socialism that will slide us into communism.
Meanwhile they live and breath by far right pundits on Fox ‘News’ and believe all other news is fake. It’s gotten pretty scary for intelligent Americans in the last few years.
Best wishes for you and your hubby. ❤️
@@lesliet.4672 I have nothing to add, just sending love and wishing you well from the other side of the pond xx
@@fridarey thank you so very much. Wishing you many blessings as well. 😎
Good for you being so positive about the NHS heroes. They continued to work at considerable risk to themselves and their families during the pandemic. Even down the GP and Nurses volunteering to run inoculation centres. I stupidly broke my femur during lockdown. The ambulance collected me. The surgeons fixed me. Cost zero. They deserve all our gratitude
Nice to have people here in England that truly appreciate the NHS and don’t just come here to get what they can for free…I truly hope you enjoy your stay here 🙂
People don't care here for free. We have strict rules to prevent that. Stop listening to Patel and The Daily Mail.
It's always hard to read these vaguely anti inmigrant comments when normally we are such a tolerant nation. There's plenty more English alcoholics and such that drain the system. I have a friend the seems to spend every other weekend in A&E with their kids for the slightest injury. Its not just health tourism that drains the NHS.
@@chrischarlescook really?…I have cancer and can thank the NHS for caring for me…there ARE a small number that come here to claim benefits and healthcare…whether you like it or not…don’t be so ignorant dude
The N.H.S COULDNT function without foreign born nationals.
I think it’s inhospitable and racist to make anti-immigrant remarks especially to an American.
@@Missed_Apex_GT Please explain to me exactly how they do this? You're the ignorant one. Or just bigoted.
Most dentists are part private, part NHS, although many only take a certain number NHS patients on their lists. If the list is full, you can't register as a NHS patient. You register with a dentist for NHS treatment, the same as you do with a GP.
In my town qe have too many dentists and not enough people lol cos everyone leaves my town to go live Manchester and Liverpool way, where the jobs are so the dentists are fighting over patients in an ever shrinking pool of customers
@@cyberash3000 that must make it much more affordable sounds like a good deal you’re getting living over there!
@@someguy255 The NHS fees are set, the dentist can't vary them. You pay £23.80, £65.20, or £282.80. I'll let you look up what each band includes. If you need additional work that falls within the same or a lower band within two months of having completed a course of treatment, no extra charge is payable.
@@peterc.1618 The NHS is such a scam in this situation the rates should be less than that but because they are guaranteed an income from the NHS they’ll keep the prices at that right when in reality the private rate would be significantly lower if their town truly has more dentists than clients.
@@cyberash3000
Oh please tell me where you are I am missing a front tooth but there are not enough dentists , so I cant go Private but I cant have appointments as its only priority for those in Pain .
I'm a UK citizen and I absolutely love our NHS.
What many people dont realize is dentists arent part of the NHS, they are just contracted to it,which is why they all still do private. They can stop treating NHS patients any time they want,and indeed if you keep missing appointments without ringing to tell them they can and will remove you from their list.
Sorry to hear you were ill, Mac. Glad our NHS were able to help you out. Look after yourself pal, I enjoy your video's and your family need you!!!
NHS has always been good to me and my family , they really do care . Im so glad you are over your illness, God bless you and your beautiful family , sending you much love and best wishes :)
I've just completed a course of dental treatment with my NHS dentist :
I paid, in total £282.80 for :
1 emergency (same day) appointment. This included a temporary filling and full check up.
Plus 1 appointment for a back tooth filling and a temporary crown on a front tooth.
Plus, 1 appointment for finishing the permanent crown and a scale and polish.
I complained about the cost, but in comparison to what it would have cost in the USA, it's peanuts.
To give you a UK private dental comparison, I am about to have 2 root canals, and 2 crowns fitted, total cost is expected to be IRO £2500, so the £282 NHS cost looks good to me!
@@FinalHourMetal, my husband has just had to have a bridge fitted for 4 front teeth on the NHS - it cost the standard fixed price of £282. 80.
He really wants to have implants, as he finds the bridge uncomfortable to eat with, but the NHS don't do them, and we are looking at around £4,000 to have it done privately in the UK.
So, we're in the process of looking to go abroad to Turkey as 'dental tourists' and combining a holiday with his treatment. We are looking at around £3,000 for a two week holiday (for 2) plus all his treatment.
@@gillianrimmer7733 A lot of people have been going to Hungary for dental implants. The Hungarian dental companies have offices in London where they do the preparatory work and follow-up. One of my colleagues had implants through one of those and said he had no pain at all. I have seen one complaint about a company, not sure whether it was the same one, where the patient said the aftercare when she had problems after implants was not good.
@@FinalHourMetal This is where some NHS dentists will do one crown during one course of treatment and another one during the next course of treatment so they can charge twice.
@@peterc.1618 Bring charging in, You can expect some Cowboys.
Great to hear some nice words about the NHS - we're not perfect, but the alternative system in the US seems utterly mental. I'm glad you got good care and have recovered well! Much love to you and your family x
I am so glad you recieved good care and are now well. My own story is that I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in March 2017, was schuduled for surgery but at the pre op assessment it was discovered that i had extremely high blood pressure and low heart rate and the Echocardiogram revealed a prob with my heart - i had medication and the surgery happened in April just delayed a few weeks. UM, my heart stopped and i had to be resuscitated and instead of going home i stayed in for a few more days and received a pacemaker! i had chemotherapy and radiotherapy and my treatment was successful - how much did it cost me??? NOTHING! I am so so grateful to everyone on the team - from the surgeons to the medical staff and even the housekeeping staff who all looked after me as if i were royalty!
I have had some bad experiences with the NHS, nothing is perfect. But the good experiences outweigh the bad. Both of my children were born at the amazing Princess Diana ward at heartlands hospital in birmingham. The staff were amazing they actually cared and cared about both of my children. And it didn't cost me a penny
Our NHS is wonderful and so are all the staff . It is the thing that makes me proud to be British. Many years ago I was on holiday with my sister in Las Vegas, when she became ill. She was sent to a hospital and had an operation gallbladder (which incidentally she didn't need as she had the same pain once home in the UK and it was kidney stones!) We were horrified, she was charged for the ambulance, petrol for it , (gas) every bandage , suture , meals , which she didn't eat . They wanted insurance details and credit cards before they took her to the hospital . The whole incident was over 100k this is years ago. Our holiday insurance didn't cover all of the bill so we had to max out our credit cards and we are still paying it off. Yes NHS dentists are still around , I have one and it's free dental care here for children.
They're doing off, NHS dentists, they all want to make more money.
And the services my wife has before she went private was awful.
Like, scale but no polish bad.
I'm sure it varies but dental insurance in the UK is nice and cheap
It's sad that the NHS is in such crisis at the moment. My family have had both very good and bad experiences with the NHS. Some of my family members have had to have massive operations, go through long recovery programmes, stay in hospital or care for extended periods, and everything has worked out great for them, done efficiently and quickly. On the other hand it's also happened where my relatives have been in care and been let down, or in one case stuck on a trolley in A & E for 8 hours despite their health conditions. In a similar vein, we've had things like the ambulance arriving in 5 minutes to a non emergency call, and on the other hand my grandad having to wait 40 minutes for an ambulance with a suspected broken neck
Another great video! I hope you're back to fighting fitness now?
Thank you for your kind words about the NHS. I've heard many ill informed Americans commenting about our healthcare system and how poor it is, when the reality is very different as you have kindly pointed out.
Not one person in this country needs to ever worry about receiving or affording healthcare. No-one ever has to make the choice between affording essential medicines or paying rent (for instance).
I'm so pleased you had such a positive experience - and outcome! - being treated by the NHS and have commented so positively.
Loving your videos. It's great to see folks enjoying being here. It's such a shame that a lot of your introduction to Britain has been overshadowed by restrictions from the pandemic. Hopefully 2022 will be sooooo much better for you to get the full experience.
I'm proud to say that I worked for the NHS as a Midwife for over 12 years. During that time I cared for a handful of American women. They were surprised that I went to see them at home when I was a Community Midwife, as part of their postnatal care. I was shocked to learn that in America, if a woman is unwell postnatally - even if she's had a c-section, she has to go and see her doctor! 😱
They won’t be told about that in the US. There’s a conspiracy of silence by vested interests re other peoples systems to keep the gravy train rolling.
@@PatriciaKelly-gz7vg it’s insurance led health care …. It’s a big ripoff and the Americans just don’t see it … they keep being told that it’s Socialised health care and is somehow inferior … they would rather see their tax dollars spent on their Socialised wall along their border with Mexico …. Not to mention their Socialised armed forces, police,
Homeland Security etc,etc …… a lot of their doctors,dentists etc are multi millionaire’s and minor celebrities with very wealthy lifestyles all paid for by insurance scam health care.
@@flyingfox7854
Yes it’s like a mass delusion although to be fair to the Americans I think a small majority now see it, but the political parties do very nicely from big Pharma so they ignore them
Great video - lost count of the number of time the NHS has save me and my family - the notion about worrying about payment feels so wrong when someone is ill and needs all the help and support they can get - love the late season roses behind you, all the best, ^oo^
I think it is crazy that in the US you have to pay for healthcare, I can't really wrap my head around it.
It is just inhumane that seriously ill people have to worry about affording treatment ! We should all count our blessings in the UK .
You've got to pay for an ambulance as well which could be from $500-2,500 DOLLARS
Thank you for your words on the NHS. I think many of my countrymen take it for granted. You seem like a you are doing a great job of being a dad. I am enjoying hearing your views.
My friend, you are a decent man who has moved to another country and intergrated 100%, as an old English man i welcome anyone of any colour or creed to my country who is willing to contribute to society and just be a decent human being, all the best to you and your family
So glad you are better now Mac . Blair must have been so worried for you ?
I travel to the U.S . a lot and it bemuses me that there are Americans who don't want a nation health service in their country . Many say they don't want a ' socialist ' health service , others that they don't want to pay more tax . But all would think twice before calling an ambulance or going into hospital unless they had excellent private health insurance .
I am so glad that we have the NHS and happy that , even if I don't have a need to use it , others have access to use it , free .
There are many cases of desperately sick or injured people who have dialled 999 in the UK and 12 hours later they're still waiting for an ambulance. I've experienced some horrific experiences with ambulances not turning up with sick elderly relatives. Only once did it go as it should have. I would say you got lucky... I'm very glad you did. If you doubt what I'm saying just Google the subject especially linked to elderly people, or even better research what people are saying on Twitter about ambulances not turning up. I'm afraid the NHS in general varies a lot throughout the UK. People who often experience a good service have no knowledge of those who don't and won't accept that there are any faults in the NHS... until they experience it themselves. I hope you never do... it's a frightening situation and not something any sick person should have to suffer. I hope you stay happy and healthy!☺️
Having lived in the U.S. I never understood the amount of BS you have to go through if you go to the ER. Here in the UK, I had to take my father to A&E, all he showed was his NI number, that was it, take a seat and 2 hours later out the door and back home. No filling out tons of paperwork and asking how do you intend to pay. Here in the UK healthcare is a RIGHT. There is no reason to spend money, time and risk going back to the U.S. to get the same level of care that you will get here for 0 cost and hassle. Plus in the U.S. because its money driven, they will tell you anything just so they have the excuse to put you under the knife, once again, its all about the money in the U.S. very dangerous concept when it comes to healthcare (major conflict of interest)
I've never needed anything. No NI or NHS numbers or ID of any sort.
Exactly!
Why on earth did he have to show his NI number? Is this a new thing?
On one of my very rare visits to an A&E department, when I gave my name and date of birth, they knew exactly who I was, my GP's name etc; no need for an NI number or NHS number or ID.
I've never given my NI in A&E or my daughter's ,just name and address and confirmed our doctors ...Because it's all on the NHS database ...even when we were 100 miles from home ...
I needed critical care in 2017 when I broke my back, the care i received at an extremely busy St George's hospital South London, was probably in my opinion second to none globally. There are definitely problems with our NHS, waiting times, staff shortages etc, but when your life is in danger, I doubt there's better doctors nurses or surgeons anywhere on earth. We take it for granted, but our NHS and its staff are exceptional.
We have to pay and sometimes go broke and fight with insurance to cover life saving treatments covered if they deny it during a crisis and we STILL have wait times snd staff shortages in the US. But the fear mongering of socialized medicine in the US is STRONG. The right wing promises we’d be taxed to death and eventually akin to communism.
Socialism is a very dirty word in America, causes lots of hysteria… meanwhile, our roads, cops, fire stations… all those are a form of social programs.
@@lesliet.4672 not to mention your "socialized military " 🤫
Such a lovely family, really look forward to listening to them.
Thank you so much for reminding us Brits of the treasure we have with the NHS. You are a great family and hope you are having a great time here. God bless.
I have CF and spend at least 3months of each year in hospital. All the Doctors and Nurses who've looked after me over the years have all been wonderful. I'll need a double lung transplant soon, which will be paid for by the NHS, the only thing that saddens me is that a families loved one will have to pass to give me a chance to live.
Most dentists in the UK are free if you are on low income on tax credits, if you are 16 and under and a few other criteria that allows free dental care.
Matt, it's always good to hear your story, you sound so grounded and sincere. Today was no different, but I just feel a little happier knowing there are good people like you in the world and that your bringing your kids up to be the same. I hope you decide to make England your permanent home, but whichever country you end up in, it will be all the better for having you there.
I am a Brit in the US health care here is dreadful, if one has insurance through work ok otherwise good luck, I would move
back home if I were able.
NHS is amazing! And really so shocking to hear that bill would be over £100,000.00. Really makes one appreciate how lucky we are in the UK. I would be interested to find work it is you do?
Also shows how much the NHS costs to run,so really annoys me when people complain about it...we are extremely fortunate in this country as this guy appreciates
I thought he was going to say over £10,000. But £100,000 is outrageous! I can take a family of 4 on a 3 month round the world cruise for that much!
Welcome to the UK glad you like it here.
I'm glad you were well treated and it's good to hear you appreciate the treatment you received. Take care and keep happy.
I'm only alive because of the NHS, they have saved my life 3 times. They put me back together after being hit by a bus. They saved my life when my pancreas decided to kill me. Most recently I had emergency surgery when part of my intestine tried to get me to check out early. It's a wonderful service and having experience medical systems in other countries around the world, It's probably the best.
Great video Mac, glad you're healthy again.
(PS - Visit Singapore and Australia if you ever get the chance)
I have visited Singapore, I went in 2019... one of my best trips ever. Singapore is so beautiful and modern. Australia is on the list of places to visit. 👍🏾
We sometimes take the NHS for granted in the UK. It’s not until we hear about other countries health care systems we realise how good we’ve got it. Some of the best healthcare professionals from around the world come to work for the NHS, so we need to show more appreciation.
Great videos on your channel 😊👍🏻
Dont forget, your kids get free dental care on the NHS so you should find a surgery and get them registered.
That's true also dental care is free if you need to go to the hospital for it.
That’s not free it’s paid for by taxation no doctor, nurse or dentist will work for free. It’s only free for people that don’t pay taxes for everyone else it’s an average at best system that costs the same as the average private healthcare rate in most developed nations. Socialised medicine can work as it does in many European countries but not if it’s British run then it’s destined to fail like every other British system. Perhaps another country should manage it for the U.K. then it might have a fighting chance at achieving what most people who hardly use it believe it is capable of. Just a thought..
@@someguy255
Well you sound impartial I’m surprised you haven’t been snapped up to reorganise the NHS.
@@someguy255
But jokes aside without going into all the overwhelmingly large number of things the U.K. have organised well or invented, which would take to long and is in-necessary as even quite ignorant people have some grasp of it, the WHO said that the NHS does an incredible job with what resources it has. Bang for Buck it was top performer.
It has been eroded lately but bear that in mind before you embarrass yourself publicly
@@PatriciaKelly-gz7vg It’s ok to criticise the NHS I realise it has a cult like following but we don’t have to treat it like Jesus and his disciples. It’s not logical to believe in a God so why treat an organisation as if it is holy?
There are headlines from the 1940s when it was first launched saying there wasn’t enough money for it this isn’t anything new it will always be a rationed system. There will never be enough money for it because it is entirely dependant on taxation which will never be able to provide enough to give every user a quality experience.
Perhaps if it was converted into a system for the poor alone and everyone else had to pay for it privately it would function as intended.
The alternative is to tax everyone at 50% like they do in Scandinavia for anyone earning over 30 thousand a year which leaves the average earner with half of their works pay. That way there would be a lot more money to work with but I can’t see the British public taking that too easily to be quite honest.
There is another option where anyone over a certain income is required to pay a subsidised rate if they want to use it. The income would be higher 50000 for example but would not cost nearly as much as taxing everyone at 50%.
What do you think?
Last week I had my annual dental check up, I was told I would need two small fillings today I had those fillings. It was a totally painless process using the latest technology. The check up cost £23.80 the fillings cost £41.40 thank you NHS 👍
Great video! I’m fortunate to have an NHS dentist. There are nominal charges but it is just £23 for emergency treatment including x rays, fillings and polishing. £65 for treatments such as extractions and root canal the top tier is £282 for more complex treatments, crowns bridges and dentures. The NHS is a wonderful system.
Hope you're feeling well now - great to see you got some good care without the added worry of paying a bill.
I've been in tnr UK for over 20 years and the NHS is something I love and am so proud of. X
Hi Mac, at my dentist in London I get choose to pay either via NHS or private. Plus I have dental insurance via my work benefits so that I can reclaim the money back which is usually 100%. As for emergency numbers, 999 is the world’s first emergency no introduced in 1937!
You can also dial the pan-European emergency number 112 throughout the EEA and a number of other countries, including the UK.
In Denmark we dial 112, and it takes around 15~20 min in the rural areas before the ambulance is arriving with paramedics and they have contact with hospital, so they can decide what threatment and what hospital you need to go too.
If 112 decides that the call is seriously they send a medical car and maybe a chopper with a doctor and a paramedic and they will usually arrive one the scene before the ambulance.
If it is a heartattack the 112 will contact trained heartrunners in the area and they will drop everything and they will get a defribiliator and go to the person with the heartattack and provide help until the emergency services arrives.
So no one is left behind here and yes it paid by taxes.
Same as everywhere brother
And not only that but private healthcare is still available for those who can afford it and who choose to do so. I believe a government should provide at least a basic socialised healthcare service and the NHS is one of the best things about the UK in my opinion
A really great post. Thoroughly enjoy listening to your RUclips posts. In the UK we do tend to take the NHS for granted, so it is really heartening for you to give the NHS such a thumbs up. Well said and all the very best to you and your family!!
In UK we expect this level of care, we worry about things like "will I die" we never worry "can I afford It?"
Having been in both NHS care and private care overseas. I am very grateful for the NHS. One thing that shocked me the most when moving to a country with private care is the amount of people desperate for relief in medical debts. Waiting times can be longer in the UK for minor treatments but I would take that over being saddled with hundred of thousands of dollars of medical debt. Thanks for being so encouraging about my home land and keep up the good work.
I love what you're doing bro.. much love. You're someone I can learn a lot of things from
If you are in the UK on any kind of settlement visa ie Work, spouse or study, the you pay a NHS Surcharge as part of the visa fee and condition of entry to UK. This entitles you to use NHS treatment from the day you arrive. Visitor (holiday) visa is different. No NHS surcharge is paid but you are allowed emergency care, GP care and walk in centres, minor injury clinics, or the 111 service (out of hours or urgent care) FREE, On a visitor visa if you need to be admitted into hospital past the Emergency dept then you pay, so visitors to the UK SHOULD have travel medical insurance to cover your activates for the duration of their visit to the UK
Work visa for me.
£100,000???!!!!!!!! My jaw literally dropped when you said that. It took me a few seconds to even register what you had said. Good Lord 😮
I have been a Registered nurse in the NHS since 1983, started as a Student Nurse in 1980. Yes it's chronically underfunded, particularly at the moment, but the vast majority of us always want to do the best we can for anybody who walks through the door. I've also had to recieve treatment for cancer, which if I lived anywhere else would have bankrupted me. Hopefully it will always remain free at point of contact, but to be honest if we continue down the same path we are on at the moment I cant see this continuing.
Has anyone noticed that every American without experience of the NHS just talks about how bad it is, but every American who has actually used the NHS talks about how great it is. I am so proud that what we take for granted is such a positive experience for others that live without it.
@Nob Gobbler WOW, that turned dark quickly, I have no idea what threat of imprisonment you mean, I was just talking about the NHS.
But seriously I would like to hear your view on this so please reply.
@Nob Gobbler @Nob Gobbler I am ENGLISH and we pay tax on EVERYTHING! When I work my employer takes my tax before I even see it, other than a number on my paycheck I have no idea how much tax I pay. Beyond that I pay tax when I buy something, tax when I sell something, if I want to drive I pay road tax, to get my bins emptied I pay council tax, if my parents die and they had a house or money saved I can only get it if I pay Inheritance tax. Some items have an additional tax, so if I buy petrol, diesel, alcohol or cigarettes I pay tax on the price INCLUDING the basic tax (Yes I am taxed on the tax of an item). So yes I HAVE PAID TAX for all of my life, despite that I still support the NHS and would be willing to pay more if it helped it get passed the current financial problems.
SO if you want to actually answer my original question about imprisonment threats and give a genuine opinion on healthcare then I would still love to hear your reply.
What a lovely video! Thanks for appreciating the NHS: so glad life in the UK is working for you. We're lucky to have people like yourself who enrich our culture with their intelligent perspectives.
It's also worth remembering that healthcare in the US is not about looking after people. It's a business that is run for profit, so the price people pay is not just the cost of the treatment they receive. I had a relative visiting the UK who ended up having a lengthy stay in hospital, including a pretty long stint in the ICU. Thanks to the skill and care of the NHS staff, they were able to recover, and eventually travel home. However, the travel insurance company refused to pay out and we were imagining receiving a bill running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. It was nowhere near this figure. I was completely astonished. Even for those who have to pay for their treatment under the NHS, they are only charged for the care, drugs etc they receive - profit doesn't come into it. Still paying the bill off, but I think it was a blessing in disguise the illness happened when it did. I'm not sure the outcome would have been so good if the NHS hadn't taken care of everything. Forever grateful. 🙏
Nice family, chilled vibe…
The thing many people don’t realise is that when you do use private healthcare the same consultant from the NHS will perform surgery etc..also the nurses are all NHS trained.. the only difference like economy vs business class
Now the question is, having used it and no doubt when you were in America heard scare stories about social health care/national health care, how much would you say is bollocks and how much is true?
In my experience, the stories are not true.
Having lived in the U.S. for 20 years, and now back in the UK for 15 years, I can tell you from my experience its all bollocks. I have had better medical care here in the UK. The reason why Fox news and the far right are against universal healthcare is because Big pharma and the insurance companies own them, special interest.
@@lovejetfuel4071 YOU ARE CORRECT. And they have SOOO many fooled.
I recently moved house and transferred to a new GP (doctor) within days the new one had followed up on something the previous one had been involved with, it was a smooth process to register with the new practice. Communication and coordination between the two practices was excellent. American readers of this - you may be surprised that we can choose any GP practice in the area where we live and register with them . No one forces us to register with a particular one. If we don't like a GP we can register with a different one. There are lots of practices in cities and towns, most within walking distance of where one lives, in the rural areas there probably is less choice.
It makes sense that if you take care of societies' basic health they can be great contributors
Glad you recovered! I've been in an ICU unit for a week with cellulitis, on four-hourly IVs of a cocktail of antibiotics, four times in my life - I would be dead without that critical care, and I never had to pay a penny for it, thanks to our wonderful NHS. I don't understand the aversion so much of America seems to have to 'socialised healthcare' (or, as we call it, 'healthcare.') I remember seeing a tweet one time from an American, in response to Bernie Sanders saying that ambulances should be free, that said "An ambulance is not your taxi to the hospital" - and I could not even fathom how they got to that. Like, that's LITERALLY what an ambulance IS!
I'm so glad you had a positive experience with our beloved NHS I am proud of our service but it's unfortunate that we have people who take advantage of it... not you as you are here legally and fairly and pay your duties and rightfully (thankfully) received good care as a result. May you continue to be healthy! You are proof that this country can still be great! :)
I am so happy you have had a great experience in the UK... we are a great jumping point to other places.. OMG Iceland is stunning... France, Germany... all of europe is beautiful but don't forget about Wales and Scotland...landscapes and Castles you will regret not seeing!
Thats how you see your taxes being used, not on military, big corporations and demagogical government (aka the good USA).
Security
Health
Education
Three simple things if you get right it'll work itself out
What a gent! What did we do to deserve this man in our overcast little land? Happiness and good health, Mr 9 + family.
the best thing abt the NHS is that when getting medical care the issue of money isn't even mentioned. it's about getting treatment, not about money. it's so amazing.
I moved to the UK from Germany where they have a public/private partnership system. Its not a universal system, and not everyone gets healthcare if they can't afford it, which many people don't know. Some hospitals don't accept all insurances, like the US. And you need to show proof of insurance to get treatment, so whenever you get healthcare you have to prove you're paying in to the System. The way the NHS works where money isn't even a question is such a relief, esp for poor people who list work during covid. I love the NHS
Germany has a much better standard of healthcare than the UK does though.
Because you have already paid for it with your national insurance contributions. It's not a free service.
@@Wjracer106 I know it's not free, but everyone gets the same service regardless of their contribution. Free at the point of use. So for people who are unfortunately out of work for whatever reason are not denied healthcare, or forced to go through bureaucracy to get access to the service. In Germany if you lose your job, you need to get the Jobcenter to pay for your healthcare, which is a hoop to jump through that luckily people don't have to do here.
I would welcome a change like this. As someone who has hardly used the NHS but has paid into for a long time.
I'd make any emergency care free and everything else paid for.
@@Wjracer106 OK go to America then you selfish pick
So glad that the doctors looked after you and your health has recovered 🙏🏼. I am grateful for the emergency surgery my little DS received for appendicitis. For the delivery of two healthy kids with two difficult labours. And for the nine stitches when I cracked my head open - can’t even see a scar. Bless our NHS workers. 💗
You're never going to receive a bill. And that is the joy. NO. STRESS. Forget going home, I'd stay with the NHS.
It’s so refreshing to hear your appreciation. Even though you’re classed as a British citizen, there are too many ‘foreigners’ who abuse our system. Listening to how you talk, your children are lucky to have such grounded and thoughtful parents. 🙏🏾 On a side note, I like the music you play in the background. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend you check out ‘DJ Cassidy Pass The Mic.’ There are about 5 volumes and they’re on RUclips. If I’m correct, you’ll be blown away. ✊🏾
There aren't. Treatment of foreign nationals is a tiny fraction of the NHS's overall expenditure. Stop reading hate-filled media that makes you think things are worse than they are.
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I usually enjoy a good debate yet on this occasion will decline. My reason is because I cannot debate with anyone who makes assumptions about me. You may as well decide what I read, do for a living etc etc. Weak.
@@JAY1892 or you could just look the figures up, as I did?
Hope you are back to full health now 🌞
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I'm glad that you had a good experience of the NHS and glad that you are better now. Thanks and appreciation like this really can make any NHS workers day. We honestly do try our best to provide a good service with the resources that we have. Thank you for posting this video :-)
The NHS is a truly great institution that I am thankful for everyday. However, I recently had a chance to work for the NHS for one month. What an experience, the staff are poorly treated by the management, are poorly paid, receive no support from senior management, and it is horrendously mismanaged. Hats off to them that it all works so well given the environment they have to work in. Staff morale is at an all time low. I would never work for the NHS ever again after what I saw in that month.
Decisions made during the last 25 years by all the three parties in power have lead to this.
The number of training places for doctors, nurses and other health professionals was reduced.
I could write an essay about all the changes. I loved working in adult mental health but the stress made me so ill I was dismissed
@@frankmurray1549 I’m doing ok now, but not able to work. I live with psychosis, mostly managed with medication and resting. The 90s and 00s decimation of drop in day services with support workers and peers that were able to act on the contributory stuff to poor health like housing, bills, personal care etc was a travesty. Yesterday on Twitter the president of the rcgp moaning that so much of gp time used up by mental health and non health related form filling etc. They got rid of community services!
In an attempt to answer your dentist question, from what I remember, if you're registered as an NHS patient, the NHS will pay part of checkups and some treatments. If you want the nice white fillings or veneers, then you're paying for those but they're not super expensive(edit:-veneers are still thousands though, last I looked). I think I paid 250 for 3 or 4 nice white fillings that you can't see.
Just to add a comparison in my own experience. When I was living in the UK (most of life till 2019) it cost me roughly 50 quid to get a checkup with x-rays and a cleaning with the hygienist. Here in Canada, your insurance pays for most of it, but I still looked at the bottom of the bill for the same thing I used to get in the UK, and the total was something like $500.
It always seems sad when I hear about how if your sick in the USA you have to get all your paperwork together to get treatment, it immediately conjures up the probably incorrect idea that the medical professionals only care about money not the welbeing of the patients
Dentists are a part of the NHS (if you register as an NHS patient at a dentist with an NHS service). However adults in employment are required to contribute towards the costs. It’s still heavily subsidised and free to children, pensioners, people on benefits etc. The costs are about £20 for a check-up, £65 for basic work (up to root canal fillings) and £280 for really complex work (dentures, crowns, etc.). Fees are all inclusive including any provided materials. Slightly different rules and fees in Scotland.
You are a great credit to your family. Keep up the great work & spreading your story. We are very lucky here in the UK but unfortunately some people do not appreciate what a fabulous NHS service we have. We will fight to the end to save our NHS⭐😉 Best wishes & God Bless Sinéad, North Wembley, London xx💜🇺🇲🇮🇪🍀🇬🇧⭐💜
Please don’t leave , we need more people like you and your family here.
America's lack of heath care blows my mind.
The fact that tax subsidies for research to pharmaceutical companies is OK, providing an affordable health service to everyone is frowned upon by both the media and many politicians,not only blows my mind, it worries me about the reasons why some poor people vote republican.
Then I look at who spends the most on lobbying and advertising.
Guess who?
A little hint,....
...... BIG PHARMA & INSURANCE COMPANIES.
I'm not American but I try to keep upto date on the politics in America. From what I have seen, the Democrats are more in the pockets of the lobbyists. The Democrats will never give Americans free healthcare.
@@adriansmith3427 Were you paying attention to Obama's attempt to introduce affordable healthcare? It was the Republicans in Congress who neutered the original plan and turned it into a bastardised system that only partially delivers the intended aims. Don't you remember Sarah Palin screaming nonsense about socialist death panels?
It's nice to hear someone saying good things for a change.