Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "" video.

  1. Mike, I live in the UK and have had extensive interaction personally and via my friends with our national healthcare system over the past 10 years, and let me tell you, it's complete dogshit. Massive waits for treatment (if you ever receive it), rushed doctor consultations, incompetent care, doctors with a massive lack of professionalism or compassion, misprescription of pharmaceuticals, arbitrary charges for "free" care, death panels, hospitals infected with legionairres and MRSA, and much, much more. One of my closest friends, his wife, mother, and newborn son all interacted with the NHS, as well as another close friend, my mother, and myself, and I would describe our experiences as an unmitigated disaster from start to finish. My former best friend died at age 37 thanks to the misprescription of an anti depression drug which caused a known interaction with another medication he was receiving, which lead to kidney failure. Another diabetic close friend has just suffered two weeks of abject misery as a new medication was prescribed to him at twice the recommended staty dosage, leading to vomiting, weakness and an inability to hold any food down. And don't even get me started on the shitshow of my friend whose minor sporting injury morphed into 6 weeks in hospital fighting to save his arm thanks to infections that he received IN HOSPITAL. You could only be saying what you are saying about us if you had never personally interacted with our system. That said, yes, there is a chance that if you get something serious, you will be treated in time and not die from it, and if the treatment is expensive, you will not be bankrupted by medical costs. Also, if I call an ambulance, it turns up quickly, crewed by caring staff, and they don't have to ask whether or not you're insured before taking you to hospital. During the pandemic, many excellent staff are risking their lives to provide free and compassionate support, and far too many of them have actually lost their lives doing so due to an inadequate supply of PPE. However, the only way to receive consistently decent care in the UK, is if you are wealthy enough to afford private care, when you will get to jump the queues in state hospitals, or have access to private facilities.
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