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originally posted in:Sapphire
4/27/2013 1:08:12 AM
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one of the problems with 'free' healthcare is people go for everything.
have a stomach bug? HOSPITAL
feel all light-headed and queasy? HOSPITAL
got a funny lump on your hand that won't go away? HOSPITAL
and as a result there are sometimes ridiculous waiting times to get something that urgently needs attention attended to.
people should learn (and should be taught) that there's no need to go directly to the hospital for every little thing. as far as i'm concerned, you should only go directly to hospital if it's an emergency. if you think there's something wrong and it isn't an immediate emergency, your first port of call should be your GP. they will then decide whether whatever it is is serious enough for you to need to go to hospital for.
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Over-utilisation is, surprisingly, not a problem. It's far, far cheaper to "over-utilise" care than it is to ignore a problem that then gets worse. Your first point of call in the UK is a GP - you just don't have to pay to see a GP. Unless you require emergency care, you go to your GP. I've visited one in the past decade for an ear infection, he took a look at my ear and told me to come back if it hadn't cleared up in 6 weeks. Took under 5 minutes, simples. So, yeah, what are you even on about?
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I don't know what you're talking about. My family can more than afford health care, but none of us want to go because of the time it takes to do it. I doubt that'd change if it were free.
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well maybe it would; i have no idea what you or your family are like. though i would assume you would be more likely to put up with the time it takes if it were free.
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You clearly haven't been to Britain, many articles are made on the topic of Brits not going to see their GP's. Even things like Bird/swine flu got a "I don't care" look from Brits. We tend to go when we have no choice.
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No, he's right. Over here at least, in the midlands, there are a number of advertisements, from the NHS, advising people to not go to A&E if it's inappropriate. The fact these advertisements even exist show that it must of been a problem. On the other hand, you're right, because we also tend to ignore everything. It's paradoxical.
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The problem with A&E is that it's genuinely there for emergencies, and your kid having sniffles does not constitute an emergency. People going to A&E rather than their GP is a problem, but it's to do with people not really knowing the right protocol seemingly.
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been to A&E once because I fell down a part of a mountain. I thought I may have broken my wrist, was ok though. Oh actually tell a lie - the Army made me go to A&E when I chipped a bone in my thumb. I was ok to carry on as usual but employers and their fear of lawsuits
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you know i just said that no-one goes to their GPs right?
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"one of the problems with 'free' healthcare is people go for everything. " doesn't look like that to me
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i then go on to talk about hospitals specifically and then go on to talk about how people should go to their GPs more often.
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Going to a GP costs money, which deters utilisation. This is a problem.
