tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post4441922291064621219..comments2024-03-29T05:15:40.793-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: About the wonders of the Brit National Health Service,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-78252630841527828112010-03-07T17:04:45.537-08:002010-03-07T17:04:45.537-08:00None of it suprises me.
Thinking about what I rem...None of it suprises me.<br /><br />Thinking about what I remember of media coverage of the British NHS, the praise was for the institution and the idea, not the reality.<br /><br />Comparisons were always of what things were like pre 1947, not with any meaningful overseas comparisons.<br /><br />I think the big comparisons would be things like survival rate after various illnesses, rather than bland shit like number of patients (mis)treated (and most of those were probably for something meaningless like common cold)Keithnoreply@blogger.com