575 Lost in Words (Part II)
If you want to heal, you have to spend money. Ahem, please go to a public hospital.
Recently, there have been many voices saying that the public hospitals in China are too strong, and the oppressive private hospitals cannot grow. In Wu Mian's view, this kind of person has a ...... in his heart
"Public hospitals are relatively better, I don't know what the specific situation of the second hospital is, you can tell me. Wu Mian said.
"The second hospital is okay now, it's okay. Matthew said, "It was more than ten years ago that the billing commission was issued, and who would dare to play like this now." However, many public hospitals that have been acquired by private hospitals do this, just like the contracted departments in Putian. โ
"Well, that's Han Guangyun's brain. Wu Mian smiled, "I really was fooled and lame." โ
"Mr. Wu, I don't know what he's thinking in his head. Matthew said.
"I don't know, but I'm an idealist looking at the situation. Wu Mian said, "It is also to improve the quality of medical services...... There are so many points in this that I don't even bother to say. If you really come to the hospital, the people are capable? If the service industry is of high level, the price is sky-high. Again, wash the patient's feet...... This Han said that he was an idealist, and he was praised for it. โ
"Really, nonsense. Matthew said.
"Increasing life expectancy from 40 to 60 may be simple. But every time you raise the age by one year, you have to pay a huge amount of money. We're still a developing country, and I'm not kidding. Wu Mian Zhengse said.
"Mr. Wu, what are you thinking of?" asked Mashode.
"What's more, free medical care. Wu Mian said, "There is no lunch in the world that does not require money, in fact, free medical care is similar to a Ponzi scheme, and the water in the capital pool is definitely getting less and less, and one day it will not be able to hold on." โ
Matthew De paused for a moment and asked, "Mr. Wu, I don't know much about the situation, but I still praise the British National Health Service in the United Kingdom." I remember when the London Olympics happened, the NHS logo was on the opening ceremony. โ
Matthew remembers this very well, and the opening ceremony of the London Olympics featured two elements that best represent Great Britain:
First, Jยท K. Rowling and her Harry Potter, and the NHS nurses, the NHS nurses, who provide free medical care to all Britons.
"Well, the NHS is the pride of the British, the dividends of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions and the colonization of the world. Wu Mian said, "But it's about to run out, and I'm actually curious about how the British NHS will be maintained after the popular use is completed." โ
"Teacher Wu, tell me in detail. โ
"At the beginning of its establishment...... Hahaha. Wu Mian smiled, "Don't talk about this." โ
Matthew was a little strange, but didn't ask.
"Distribute on demand, all for free. Hospitals are nationalized, doctors are paid a fixed salary, and patients can report to the general practitioner if they have anything to do, and they can be transferred to a specialist hospital if necessary. As a result, specialized hospitals were overcrowded and doctors went on strike. โ
"Uh, strike?"
"Well, there have been many strikes by doctors in the NHS. "Later, the NHS made many adjustments and compromised with each other. The main reason is that the number of doctors is limited, and it is simply impossible to meet the needs of patients who go to the doctor to chat when they have nothing to do. โ
"......" Matthew was speechless, but he knew that what Wu Mian said was true.
No matter what is free, there are bound to be a lot of people coming up to it. It doesn't cost money to see a doctor, which will inevitably lead to many people going to the hospital when they have nothing to do, even if there is no problem, they have to go to the doctor to chat, which is human nature.
"Since then, the NHS has changed its rules many times, and the general principle of free has not changed, but the reception time is getting longer and longer. It is now illegal to stipulate that doctors cannot refuse to admit patients. In order to prevent the reception time from being too long, the NHS has set up two ...... Ma Yuan, you really don't know?"
Matthew nodded.
"Then let me ask you, how long do you think it is appropriate to control the reception time of a patient?" Wu Mian said with a smile.
"3-7 days for chronic patients and 10-30 minutes for emergency patients. Matthew thought for a moment, ร2 the time he had envisioned, and said.
"Hey, hey. Wu Mian smiled after hearing Matthew's figures, "The NHS charter states that 90% of patients should be treated by a specialist within 13 weeks. โ
"13 weeks, 3 months?!" Matthew was stunned, he couldn't accept the number at all.
"I'm not done yet. Wu Mian said with a smile.
Matthew let out a long sigh, he was anxious, how could it be 3 months.
"Ninety percent of them received formal treatment within 13 weeks, and the rest had to receive treatment within 26 weeks. That is, 10% of patients have to wait half a year. Ma Yuan, if you think about it, the regulation is 10%, but in fact? There are too many loopholes in it. โ
โ......โ
"Half a year, do you think it's long enough?" Wu Mian asked.
Matthew nodded.
"The second is for patients who undergo surgery, and the waiting time cannot exceed 18 months. โ
"18 months, a year and a half?" Ma Xiude was stunned, it would take a year and a half to queue for surgery, and the cucumber dishes were cold!
Is this still the NHS you imagined?
"I've traveled a lot of countries and paid attention to the healthcare system for a while. Wu Mian said, "There are two kinds of medical systems, successful and unsuccessful. Unsuccessful similar to most countries in Africa, there is no medical care at all, let's not talk about this. โ
"There are two kinds of success, American and European. The situation in the United States is that there is money to see a doctor, but there is no money to wait for death. โ
"......" Matthew was speechless.
Wu Mian's words completely subverted his three views.
The United States, what kind of place is that? Lighthouse! The hope of mankind, known as ...... In short, Matthew was once again suspicious.
"Health insurance in the U.S. only covers a small number of people, and most of them are commercial. If you have money, you can see a doctor right away. Europe is a different story, where it's hard to see a doctor anyway. Except, of course, still for the rich. โ
"Teacher Wu, really?"
"Hey. Wu Mian smiled, "Isn't Principal Stephen Topter an example, if it weren't for something, I would definitely fly to London to see the principal and have surgery." They don't have to wait in line, you say? But how much it costs, you know. โ
Matthew nodded, although Principal Stephen Topter didn't say anything about spending money, but leaving two groups of doctors and nurses in the ICU, how much is that!
"In the end, the doctor asked the patient to do all the tests he could, and he didn't care about what was wasted. Wasting money is only one aspect, which objectively leads to longer queuing time, self-healing of minor illnesses, and direct death of major illnesses. Only patients with good luck...... Tsk, it still depends on luck. โ
"Mr. Wu, it's going to take months. โ
"A few months is a bit of an exaggeration, cold and fever appointments start at 1 week, and more than half of the patients need to make an appointment for 2-3 weeks. Do you have a cold, you will get better in 1 week with or without medicine, you say?"
Ma Xiude was a little confused, what Mr. Wu said was different from what was said on the official account.