Sunday, January 16, 2011

HMW 30 - Comparison of UK and US Healthcare

Possibilites
- Interview Me and D differences about experience in hospitals?

Research-
- Ecoli in hospitals in UK, comparison US disease?
-Dying on tables UK
-Waiting lists UK
-Comparison between public and private healthcare UK
-Examples
-Payment of nurses

Healthcare in England is mainly provided by England's public health service, the National Health Service, that provides healthcare to all permanent residents of the United Kingdom that is free at the point of use and paid for from general taxation. Since health is a devolved matter, there are differences with the provisions for healthcare elsewhere in the United Kingdom.[1]
The National Health Service (NHS) is free at the point of use for the patient though there are charges associated with eye tests, dental care, prescriptions, and many aspects of personal care.
The National Health Service Act 1946 came into effect on 5 July 1948.

private insurance, but it is used by less than 8% of the population

The NHS is largely funded from general taxation (including a proportion from National Insurance payments).[3] Most of the expenditure of The Department of Health (£98.6 billion in 2008-9[4]) is spent on the NHS.

NHS Constitution


  • The NHS provides a comprehensive service, available to all irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, respecting their human rights.
  • Access to NHS services is based on clinical need, not an individual’s ability to pay (except in limited circumstances sanctioned by Parliament).
  • The NHS aspires to the highest standards of excellence and professionalism to provide high quality care that is safe, effective and focused on the patient experience.
  • NHS services must reflect the needs and preferences of patients, their families and their careers.
  • The NHS works across organisational boundaries and in partnership with other organisations in the interest of patients, local communities and the wider population. The NHS is an integrated system of organisations and services bound together by the principles and values reflected in the Constitution





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    1. Normal is weird Amhara R.January 20, 2011 at 7:08 PM

      Amber,

      I commend you for choosing a topic that relates to you so much but to enrich this project, it might have been helpful to include some personal experiences. Also, you're research is good but giving more information on the American Health reform would have created a contrast and made all of your points have more impact. An interesting new fact that you provided was "private insurance [is] used by less than 8% of the population". I thought this quote was interesting because it suggested the success of universal healthcare while making me recognize the difference between America's and the u.k's societies.

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    2. Sam jJanuary 20, 2011 at 9:06 PM

      Amber,
      I agree with Amhara that you did choose an interesting topic, but again, maybe weave in a story that relates to how your experience of the health care system in England compared to your experience of the United State's health care system. I saw that you put a lot more ideas into your research column but you didn't address many of those points in your post. I think that if you sorted out your ideas here and put some of your own opinions into this project then you could have something very good.
      Good start,
      sam

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    3. amberrosesmithJanuary 25, 2011 at 3:14 PM

      i just realise di had this on here and it was half done! but thanks for the comments anyway lol

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