What I love here is that there is clear, documented information about the choices on offer - and background into why the NHS recommends paracetamol/ibuprofen on its website.
> Compare cancer death rates of the UK vs the US, for example
Okay; looks like they are nearly identical for US, UK, France (105, 107, 109 per 100,000).
> That is literally impossible in the UK. I also am not getting referred to a “website” to solve my kids’ illnesses
This is the thing - emotively if your kid is ill it feels like they need a doctor. But likely they just need rest and over-the-counter medications (I've always found the pharmacist to be a good port of call for the right advice here).
If you do need a GP for your kid I have never had any problems getting one; day or night.
> I am not going to waste my time going to a doctor unless I actually feel that the doctor can provide some value.
In which case, great, but then I think you're not the target for these sorts of initiatives as you are using healthcare appropriately.
Well, no. And this is why: https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/effectiveness-of-tamiflu-...
What I love here is that there is clear, documented information about the choices on offer - and background into why the NHS recommends paracetamol/ibuprofen on its website.
> Compare cancer death rates of the UK vs the US, for example
Okay; looks like they are nearly identical for US, UK, France (105, 107, 109 per 100,000).
> That is literally impossible in the UK. I also am not getting referred to a “website” to solve my kids’ illnesses
This is the thing - emotively if your kid is ill it feels like they need a doctor. But likely they just need rest and over-the-counter medications (I've always found the pharmacist to be a good port of call for the right advice here).
If you do need a GP for your kid I have never had any problems getting one; day or night.
> I am not going to waste my time going to a doctor unless I actually feel that the doctor can provide some value.
In which case, great, but then I think you're not the target for these sorts of initiatives as you are using healthcare appropriately.