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Polish people are happy with the UK health care system [27]
This is turning into a silly thread. The NHS is far too complex to sum up in just a few posts on a thread. And opinions will depend on individuals' experience.
Apart from periods when I have lived abroad, I've had NHS treatment all my life. Some aspects have been great - I went to A&E in a big central London hopsital with an asthma attack a couple of weeks ago, I was seem within 20 mins, and treated pretty much straight away, and on my way home within 2 hours. I should add that this was in the wee small hours of a Saturday / Sunday when the hospital should have been full of stabbings and shootings. I really couldn't fault the system on that occasion.
But my father-in-law has had problems with his kidneys and has had terrible experiences with getting treatment on the NHS. Won't go into too much detail here, however it is really disgraceful how he has been treated.
Here in London, I sometimes have to wait 2 weeks for a GP's appointment - but sometimes I can get a same-day appointment, and when I do get seen, some GPs are keen to get you out of the waiting room the minute you arrive, whereas others have been brilliant and gone the extra mile.
As for dental treatment, forget it - I get my teeth treated at private clinics in Poland :D <- lovely Polish smile!!
So you see, the NHS is rather complex - you can't give a black or white answer.
