Do British Hospitals Have a Clue?!


Question: Director Anthony Minghella has sadly died in a London hospital presumably from complications arising from a heart attack.

Alexander Walker died in the London Clinic whilst undergoing `routine` heart surgery.

Elizabeth Taylor lay in a London hospital bed for months whilst medics did nothing to relieve her pain or to improve her condition. It remained for then-husband Eddie Fisher to remove her to the States where she received proper treatment.

I don`t know. You tell me??????????????? I`m onto the Americans for followup testing of halfhearted British procedures; but the Americans refuse to budge and embarrass their overseas colleagues.


Answers: Director Anthony Minghella has sadly died in a London hospital presumably from complications arising from a heart attack.

Alexander Walker died in the London Clinic whilst undergoing `routine` heart surgery.

Elizabeth Taylor lay in a London hospital bed for months whilst medics did nothing to relieve her pain or to improve her condition. It remained for then-husband Eddie Fisher to remove her to the States where she received proper treatment.

I don`t know. You tell me??????????????? I`m onto the Americans for followup testing of halfhearted British procedures; but the Americans refuse to budge and embarrass their overseas colleagues.

The sad truth is that Danni boy is right. The NHS was introduced as a free service because many people could not afford private medical care. I know my parents were hard put to find the money when I required medical treatment as a child.

However, I tend to agree with what you say sometimes I hold my breathe when I read how we lagg behind not only the states but other european countries where medical expertise can be far superior to our.

That being said I think our nurses and doctors working in the NHS do stirling work and I will be ever thankful for them for their dedication to duty despite the poor pay and sometimes awful working conditions and long hours of work and with little thanks.

just remember that our hospitals are free unlike over there that has to have a effect on pay and working conditions
thats all i,m saying

In Britain there are a few exceptions for bad treatment however we have extremely good doctors and it's free. I'd prefer to be treated in Britain than anywhere else.

its very worrying. i have no confidence in the NHS now. and danni boy. the nhs isnt free. we pay for it through national insurance. well , most of us do but i wont go into that here..

No..they are of a low standard....some so called 3rd world countries have better private facilities..the UK is in such a state...but the people think its all that and a bag of chips..its when you travel that you realise how bad things here are...esp the hotels..and hospitals...and yes the hospitals are free..but its my tax money so thats no excuse...

Mr. Mignhella died from a heart attack caused by hemoraging while having a growth removed from his neck it's a tragic case, it does happen in American hospitals too. British hospitals are equal to any in the United States the only difference is in the UK. you don't have to take out a loan to get treated

My 3 visits to the Hospital in my lifetime,,,,i have been treated very good,,,praise where its Due,,,,





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