Re:Why did 250k Britons die sooner than expected?
by markdown on Monday March 13, 2023 @12:38AM
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Tell that to the nurses who have to work ungodly hours to keep the system going.
Re:Why did 250k Britons die sooner than expected?
by petre on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:46AM
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France is still in the EU and has lots of former colonies to extract healthcare workers from. Their cultural diplomacy is one of the best compared to any former European colonialistic power.
Re:Why did 250k Britons die sooner than expected?
by geysersam on Monday March 13, 2023 @02:29AM
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> increased by over 6.5% yearly since 2010
Could you provide a source for that? Such an increase would imply a doubling of the budget over that time period. I can't find anything that suggests the NHS budget has doubled since 2010.
From what I can gather, the NHS spending adjusted for inflation increased modestly over the time period.
Taking into account the fact that costs in the healthcare sector have increased more than CPI globally, that increase could well correspond to a decrease in purchasing power.
That doesn't yet take into account the UK specific issues around Brexit.
Re:Why did 250k Britons die sooner than expected?
by growse on Monday March 13, 2023 @05:28AM
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You can increase more than others and still be funded less than them. The EU on average still spends dramatically more per capita on health.
The spending argument is nuanced and complex. Declaring that it's "not from fact" just reveals your partisan leanings.
https://www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/charts-and-infogr...
Re:Why did 250k Britons die sooner than expected?
by fidgewidge on Monday March 13, 2023 @05:42PM
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No it doesn't. When private healthcare is included the UK spends about the same.
Want a comparison? France's healthcare spending increased 0.3% yearly in the same timeframe. The UK is outpacing France's spending increases by 2,066%.
The spending argument is made from political propaganda, not from fact.