And for those in the USA who have dewy-eyed visions of the UK's NHS - you are out of date . It depends on money from drug companies which is also what patients want . Very little money/effort goes into prevention because no one can make lots of money out of it . Yes you can get vaccinations against 'flu, Covid etc . What you can't get is proper health education . As my mother's patients said "why should I bother with exercise and fresh food when I can always get medicine ?" .
And for those in the USA who have dewy-eyed visions of the UK's NHS - you are out of date . It depends on money from drug companies which is also what patients want . Very little money/effort goes into prevention because no one can make lots of money out of it . Yes you can get vaccinations against 'flu, Covid etc . What you can't get is proper health education . As my mother's patients said "why should I bother with exercise and fresh food when I can always get medicine ?" .