I called the mental health team who said they only deal with routine queries and I should call 111. I decided to call the crisis line instead who passed me back to my mental health team. I was then advised to call 111 again so I did. 111 advised me to call my GP to get a referral to the mental health team. UK system is worse.
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Hope you’re doing OK. Yea I got moved around a little myself too where I live. Life is definitely not perfect.
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I’ve heard many complaints about the UK system on this forum. But it’s free, what do you expect.
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Not exactly free it comes out of the taxpayers money. But I kinda agree.
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Averaged out, each household in the UK pays £10,000 a year towards the NHS
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Then you’re being ripped off. I’m sorry to say.
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I might consider going private but I don’t think they can do much about my condition. It’s up to me to manage it.
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Yep. All those people who’re waiting for procedures totals about 6-8 million on waiting lists depending on where you look. Don’t even mention mental health services!
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I looked into it, and you won’t get NHS prescriptions - you would have to pay the market price for the drugs you get, which is a lot in some cases and less in others
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With other things at least you have some say in which hospital you can go. If it’s about mi they don’t give options. You’re stuck.
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In canada mental health services are good but tough to get into. And you need to earn < 45k to qualify for free meds.
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I think the system is really good. But for some reason it is under immense pressure these days. Perhaps because of an exponential increase in ill ppl
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its a bit hit and miss,
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The mental health system here in the States is not much better
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I kind of expect to get access to the medical services I’m paying high high taxes for.
(Sorry, you said something about free?)
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I heard Truss say she is going to get healthcare on its feet. A good promise. Lets hope it materializes.
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It will take at least a decade if not more for them to build enough hospitals and get enough skilled staff to fix this
She will be gone in 2 years
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I was a foreignet in the UK and I was denied a hospitalization twicr while full blown psychotic
Sorry you had that experience - not good
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I dont like that I have to pay so much money for prescriptions and health insurance in the US but
I do like that I can get the services and prescriptions that I need without too much trouble
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