London, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The UK has the second worst public healthcare among 19 developed countries, according to a special study released here today that puts the United States last on the list.
The index prepared by British think tank Civitas takes into account 16 items, including population life expectancy and survival from cancer, stroke and heart attack.
According to the report, which takes into account 2019 data compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, all other countries studied, except the United States, have universal access to health care and provide better care for patients. .
In the UK case, for example, this ensures that at least 6,500 lives will be saved if the National Health Service (NHS) acts like Austria, Belgium, Canada, Spain and Sweden and other countries in terms of treatment. preventable disease.
The only area where the NHS is doing well is in preventing diabetic amputation, added the report, which author Tim Knox says is fair because it is “based on well-established methodologies and comparative data that anyone can consult.
Experts think, however, that the results should be concerning for everyone in the UK, but especially for those who have no alternative but to go to public health services to treat their illness.
Our tendency not to criticize the NHS makes it difficult to ask questions about our healthcare and how it is performing against other countries, so this global index aims to combat that prejudice, Knox added.
According to official figures, more than 6.5 million people in the UK are on the waiting list for hospital treatment.
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