How does NHS health care compare with U.S. health care?

Like most developed countries, Britain ranks above the U.S. in most health measurements. Its citizens have a longer life expectancy and lower infant mortality, and the country has more acute-care hospital beds per capita and fewer deaths related to surgical or medical mishaps. Britain achieves these results while spending proportionally less on health care than the U.S. — about $2,500 per person in Britain, compared with $6,000 in the U.S. For these reasons, the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked Britain 18th in a global league table of health-care systems (the U.S. was ranked 37th). However, there are measures by which the U.S. outperforms Britain: for instance, the U.S. has lower cancer mortality rates.

Can't argue with the figures. Then again it could be a socialist plot to curb health industry profits and provide better health care. Perish the thought.

We worked from the British system ( thanks to many Pom immigrants running the Unions ) and apart from the occasional horror story, usually related to understaffing, it works well. There are better systems but this one has given me seven years and more on offer.