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Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill by dubbel on Thursday November 26, 2020 @07:36AM (#25219452)
In my time in the UK I never had any contact with the NHS - how do you imagine her experience in a British hospital?

Coming from Germany and now living in Denmark, I have full confidence in the systems here to handle it equally well (maybe with less than 8 people in a room though).

Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill by kar1181 on Thursday November 26, 2020 @09:09AM (#25220125)
It would have been fine in the UK, the difference would have been waiting time (we'd definitely not be in and out in 90 minutes here). Also we'd have had a junior doctor or nurse do the stitches.

End result would be roughly the same.

In some parts of the country it may be a longer wait than others. The NHS generally though are very good when you visit with very young children.

Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill by Symbiote on Thursday November 26, 2020 @08:14AM (#25219746)
My only personal experience in a British hospital was fine. They saw me promptly, the treatment was fine, the free meal was typically British.

I've been twice to Danish hospitals, and I think the experience is very comparable. The staff in Copenhagen seemed kinder (a bit more time to reassure the patient etc) but otherwise there wasn't much difference.

I trust both countries in 2015, and Denmark in 2020. I don't know what's happened in Britain since 2015. My family aren't complaining (at least, no more than the usual British amount), but the British people keep voting against their interests.

Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill by dagw on Thursday November 26, 2020 @08:03AM (#25219669)
maybe with less than 8 people in a room though

And that is one of the many reasons why US healthcare is so expensive. I live in Sweden now, and many of the 'minor' things a doctor would handle in US is handled by nurses here. Personally I've never felt this to be a problem at all, but I know many people in the US feel very uncomfortable about that idea.