I’m from (Scotland) but I would read about insurance and employer healthcare and be really confused, since up here everything (prescriptions, glasses, teeth) is free and there’s no insurance.

I'm in England, and I know there is a difference, but I highly doubt private insurers haven't made it up your way, and are slowly carving the NHS hollow from within just like they are down here (a very superficial look confirms that hundreds of millions are already being spent on private firms carrying out NHS Scotland work).

People get denied NHS treatment all the time, if not directly (and yes, some directly, like trans people, but also disabled people with long term and complex cases, which I know from personal experience), then via cuts and waiting times.

Sure, we have it better than the yanks, and you up north have it better than us down south, but please lets not pretend our NHS is in good shape (or hands, Starmer has made it clear that he is for more privatisation), providing prompt and accessible healthcare, or not going the exact same way the US healthcare system is (often being bought up by the very same companies).

The last thing we need is to be getting complacent.

[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m northern English, and work for the NHS. I’m honestly quite scared.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I wish it were any consolation at all to say you weren't alone in those feelings..