But apart from this minor detail, the NHS is the best health service in the world.

Posted on 2015-07-27 by Andreas Moser

A report by the Commonwealth Fund which compared the health systems of 11 countries gave top marks to Britain’s tax-funded universal National Health Service.

If only there wasn’t this tiny detail which dampens the jubilant mood just a bit:

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4 Responses to But apart from this minor detail, the NHS is the best health service in the world.

List of X says:

2015-07-27 at 15:28

But those who are alive, they’re pretty healthy, aren’t they?

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- Andreas Moser says:
  
  2015-07-27 at 15:37
  
  I guess so. Or they haven’t been diagnosed yet.
Francis and Kisha says:

2015-07-27 at 16:34

Aren’t any other health service? Most of the time, people’s lives are not on the hands of people who can also die any time… :) #justsayin

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JoV says:

2015-08-03 at 02:22

Hahaha. Free is not always good, good is not always cheap.

Depends on your luck, NHS can heal but can kill you too. I have been fortunate, touch wood but I have heard of so many who are not so fortunate.

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