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Originally Posted by Kazanne

It will be there ,just has it's been for years,it will still be free for those that need it,as it is for dentists etc, it's not the goverments fault people are living longer and more people need treating,and I wonder why they are living longer? because of our health facilities which may I say is not the best in the world in some fields. labour will do no better for us than anyone else ,it's all clap trap.

I hope so but I wouldn't bank on it. Free to those that need it? Do you mean like the paupers hospitals they have in America? Can you imagine losing your family home because you couldn't afford the insurance premiums before you were diagnosed with cancer? Its certainly beyond my comprehension but then I've always had the NHS.

Statistics show that British people live longer than Americans. That's because your average Joe won't bother his doctor until his illness has progressed much further than his British cousin. Even with expensive health insurance, everything has to be passed by that insurance company before treatment can be given. British people live longer because we have more preventative programmes and because we are far more likely to be diagnosed in the early stages of an illness than an American patient. Is that a bad thing?

I would argue that we do have one of the best medical systems in the world.