Originally Posted by spouse of scouse (Post 11305612)

Musing on this, as you do late at night, I think I was right with my initial hesitancy to join in the MBTTUK forum. As I said on the 'over 40s' thread, I'm a bit of an interloper in that I'm not 'moving back', I'm just moving.

Any issues/thoughts/questions I have are going to be different to those of British citizens moving back, and my thoughts on accessing the NHS are an example of this.

I think you were a bit harsh with your descriptions of me Editha, but again that's probably just a consequence of me being the proverbial square peg. So I'll scuttle back in me box, and hope that my preciousness, perverseness and silliness will nick off before I emigrate - otherwise I might have a hard time of it.

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse (Post 11305612)

Musing on this, as you do late at night, I think I was right with my initial hesitancy to join in the MBTTUK forum. As I said on the 'over 40s' thread, I'm a bit of an interloper in that I'm not 'moving back', I'm just moving.

Any issues/thoughts/questions I have are going to be different to those of British citizens moving back, and my thoughts on accessing the NHS are an example of this.

I think you were a bit harsh with your descriptions of me Editha, but again that's probably just a consequence of me being the proverbial square peg. So I'll scuttle back in me box, and hope that my preciousness, perverseness and silliness will nick off before I emigrate - otherwise I might have a hard time of it.

Originally Posted by Editha (Post 11304551)

Regardless of the results of the consultation, I'm not aware of any proposals to bring in charges for British Citizens. I'd be interested in where you read this.

The Immigration Act 2014 has received royal assent and can no longer be amended. It contains no provision which would allow charging of British Citizens, so that would require fresh legislation. There was nothing about it in the Queen's Speech either so it isn't going to happen during this Parliament, which means not before the next General Election.

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse (Post 11305612)

Musing on this, as you do late at night, I think I was right with my initial hesitancy to join in the MBTTUK forum. As I said on the 'over 40s' thread, I'm a bit of an interloper in that I'm not 'moving back', I'm just moving.

Any issues/thoughts/questions I have are going to be different to those of British citizens moving back, and my thoughts on accessing the NHS are an example of this.

I think you were a bit harsh with your descriptions of me Editha, but again that's probably just a consequence of me being the proverbial square peg. So I'll scuttle back in me box, and hope that my preciousness, perverseness and silliness will nick off before I emigrate - otherwise I might have a hard time of it.

Originally Posted by michali (Post 11305689)

SOS, please don't scuttle back into your box! I am sure others will agree with me that you are a valuable member of this forum and this thread. Different views and opinions are what make for lively discussion.

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11306156)

Did people here see this?

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 11306191)

Good to see.

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11306771)

I was checking the cost of prescriptions yesterday. £8 each and if you need more than one regularly it need only cost an extra 60p or so with a pre-payment cert.

On top of that I remember reading that most prescriptions (not most people) are free anyway.

In Canada there's no subsidy on prescriptions outside of hospital.

So how the hell does Canada spend 50% more per head than the UK? Where's it all going?

And if that £2k per head includes NHS dentistry as well, it's even more astonishing.

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 11306802)

I think some of the savings come because the NHS has less billing paperwork , and can bulk negotiate the price of drugs down because of its size, just guessing though.

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11306877)

I don't know about Canada but the US spends 4to 5% of its GDP on health care administration.

The argument I hear in the US is that it subsidises the cost of drugs for the rest of the world and that others are leeching off drug research done in the US. My response is "more fool it". Medicare - healthcare for the over 65's - is actually banned from negotiating drug discounts. How stupid is that?

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 11306802)

I think some of the savings come because the NHS has less billing paperwork , and can bulk negotiate the price of drugs down because of its size, just guessing though.

Originally Posted by chris955 (Post 11306977)

NHS Provides the 'Best Healthcare in World', says Commonwealth Fund Report

Its a bit hard to disagree although I am sure some will ;)