On 11 Jan 2013 at 15:17:25, Carleton MacDonald wrote:
> My wife and I were in Portsmouth in 2005. Susan tripped over a curb
> and fell down, badly cutting her face. First aid didn???t work so
> our friend Claire took us to Queen Alexandra Hospital???s A&E
> (accident and emergency) room. The woman behind the counter came out
> with a clipboard when she saw Susan was in pain so Susan didn???t
> have to stand at the window. Twenty minutes later we were taken back
> to the clinic where a doctor cleaned her wounds, used surgical glue
> to patch things up, put some plasters (UK for bandages) on them,
> gave us some brochures on wound care, and sent us on our way.
> ???Where do I pay you???? I asked. ???Pay???? was the response.
> Their feeling was that the value added tax I???d pay when buying
> things during our three weeks there would cover it. I walked away
> saying, ???I think this is how it???s supposed to work.???
Yes, that's how it is meant to work. For all its faults, I miss the
NHS. So much better that the US system.
Anthony.
