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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
what about accident and emergency? we often have to wait ages for that when they are busy.
We are lucky with our local doctors surgery-- if we phone early in the morning- often we can get an appointment for that day.
Not sure what will happen with cameron and Cleggs interference though-- expecting the doctors to take on the admin and finances etc etc.
I am extremely grateful to our NHS who are under a lot of stress and demands
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It depends really... The longest I've had to wait at A&E in France was about 20 mins. There were a lot of people as well! England, the longest I've waited was about 3 hours when I broke my leg. This was easily 6 or 7 years ago, so I'm sure things have changed.
Yes, the NHS is a wonderful system. It's a million times better than a lot of other countries. But they still do lack some organisation, and better doctors. Someone I know spent 5 years going to GP and dermatologists for a skin problem. They were given god knows how many creams and drugs. This person came to France for a consultation and they found out that this person was allergic to leather. This isn't a one off thing either. I've got dozens of stories like this. So now, for me, whenever I have to see a Dr for a recurring problem in England, I always have a second consultation in France, lol.
As for the retirement... Yeah, the French are lucky, but I think they abuse this protesting thing! They'll protest for anything, and once a year, they have "General Strikes". It's become a bit of a tradition, which is silly in my opinion!