The National Health Service (NHS) is a publically funded healthcare system throughout the United Kingdom. The NHS is comprised of fours different systems: National Health Service England, Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland, NHS Scotland, and NHS Wales. The only system that is officially called the National Health Service is the system in England. For the remainder of this paper, we will be discussing England’s NHS system specifically. The NHS primary receives its funds through taxation on Brittan’s employed residents. Approximately forty percent of each citizen’s salary is taken out for taxes each year. When comparing England’s healthcare system with the United States system, there are some obvious pros and cons of each. The National
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Their goal is to have the majority of the population being cared for at home as opposed to in clinics and hospitals. The United Kingdom has an increasingly aging population, similar to the United States. In order to keep up with the high demand for elderly care, the government has put a large sum of money into community healthcare. This change will allow patients to remain independent and in the comfort of their own home, while also saving money by keeping patient’s out of acute care settings. Additionally, in home care allows medical professionals the opportunity to give one-to-one, personalized care. It is evident that moving toward in-home patient care is effective and beneficial for patients and the NHS as a …show more content…
I have found aspects of their system that I really enjoy, while I’ve also realizing things about our healthcare system that works well. If I have to choose one specific thing that surprised me the most, it’s that the NHS truly does give free and accessible care to anyone who requires it. Accomplishing that task can be very demanding and expensive, yet they have managed to make it work for this long. Nevertheless, the NHS has a large challenge ahead of them: providing care for the aging population without going bankrupt. As of this moment, I cannot say which healthcare system is the best; I can only pick and choose the aspects of each system that I feel provides the maximum quality of care
Their goal is to have the majority of the population being cared for at home as opposed to in clinics and hospitals. The United Kingdom has an increasingly aging population, similar to the United States. In order to keep up with the high demand for elderly care, the government has put a large sum of money into community healthcare. This change will allow patients to remain independent and in the comfort of their own home, while also saving money by keeping patient’s out of acute care settings. Additionally, in home care allows medical professionals the opportunity to give one-to-one, personalized care. It is evident that moving toward in-home patient care is effective and beneficial for patients and the NHS as a …show more content…
I have found aspects of their system that I really enjoy, while I’ve also realizing things about our healthcare system that works well. If I have to choose one specific thing that surprised me the most, it’s that the NHS truly does give free and accessible care to anyone who requires it. Accomplishing that task can be very demanding and expensive, yet they have managed to make it work for this long. Nevertheless, the NHS has a large challenge ahead of them: providing care for the aging population without going bankrupt. As of this moment, I cannot say which healthcare system is the best; I can only pick and choose the aspects of each system that I feel provides the maximum quality of care