Keith Hudson wrote:
> Harry commented that the situation seems similar to that of the National
> Health Service in England. Yes, indeed, very similar.
The language is also very similar. Does that mean it can be generalized
to all other countries?
> Since last week, when we starting exporting patients for operations that
> the NHS can't do for years, English people have been discovering from TV
> just how superb the private hospitals are in France and Germany.
^^^^^^^
Comparing public (UK) hospitals to private (F) ones is a bit misleading...
> At the same time, French doctors have been discovering from their TV just
> how much salary English NHS doctors have been receiving. The average family
> doctor has an income of �71,000 p.a. (US$ 100,000 p.a.). The average
> French state doctor has an income less than half of that. So they're going
> on strike!
Strikes are not so unusual in France. Btw, France is the 4th-poorest
country in the EU, so the low income isn't all that surprising...
> This is why the whole system is demoralised, dirty, and in disarray.
I found John F's explanation much more convincing...
Chris
