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Re:Collapse of emergency healthcare in England may be costin... by missedthecue on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @05:39PM (#32571918)
How do you know the problem is in fact underfunding? The UK seems to spend as much on healthcare as many other first world countries, but with worse results.
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Re:Collapse of emergency healthcare in England may be costin... by rich_sasha on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @05:51AM (#32577154)
Well, let me rephrase. NHS has for a long time been unable to spend money it considered necessary for a sufficient level of ongoing and preventative care.

At the tail end it certainly seems plausible, stories about lack of funds for hiring doctors, and visible queues at A&E have long been a staple of healthcare. What caused that tail-end lack of funds, I'm not sure.

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Re:Collapse of emergency healthcare in England may be costin... by Scoundreller on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @07:07PM (#32572775)
UK seems to be at the lower end of the wealthy/expensive first world countries:

https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm

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