It's no secret, I hate the NHS in the UK. The healthcare is NOT free, but rather a forced government scheme which takes tax for every working individual in the country.
The money goes into the NHS (National Health Care) system, but getting your money back out is another matter entirely!
Here's the biggest joke. Even if you manage to get an NHS dentist, you STILL HAVE TO PAY. Your treatment is only subsidised.
- If you need a crown, then you need to pay £306.80 (But it'll be a very low quality crown, sometimes even silver colored)
- Composite filling on a rear molar? Forget it! It's not covered on the NHS! Only mercury amalgam (silver fillings which don't bond with teeth), but they will GLADLY extract it for £70.70
- Need braces! Well you have to be younger than 18 years old, so f*** you!
- But good luck finding an NHS dentist! Most folks pay the taxes towards the NHS, and then pay more money to go privately. So they double pay.
Wanna go private?
One standard small composite filling will set you back between £200-£400 (Mandatory X-Ray/Scan, treatment plan, they usually upsell a scale and polish, then the actual treatment).
Need a root canal and crown? Forget it! You're looking at £1250 and up!
If you are in extreme pain, you WILL pay! and you will pay a lot!
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If you don't work and you live off the government, then you are winning! If you also have health issues, then you're winning even more!
This is the only way to get 'free' heathcare in the UK, except, everybody else is paying your way.
Having lived in America and the UK, it's really strange each time I visit the UK and observe what crazy laws or schemes are happening! These are jusually related to the NHS, they want their population healthy so they don't use the system.
Here's a few examples:
[Sugar Tax]
lr;dr - If you're drink has sugar in it, you will pay more. So if you go into McDonalds, you might be surpised to see that Coca Cola is more expensive than Diet Coke.
No levy on soft drinks containing less than 5g of sugar per 100ml. 18p per litre on soft drinks containing between 5g and 8g of sugar per 100ml.
[UK Salt Reduction]
I am not kidding, the government sets yearly "Salt-Targets" to try and reduce the populations salt intake by xmg each and every year.
You will notice that fast food fries have no salt on them.
A lot of the microwave meals, Pot Noddles, premade sauces, bread, savory snacks etc, are all tasteless (You will especially notice this when leaving the country for some time and coming back again)
[Ban on selling junk foods at checkouts research reveals]
Yep, want a snack near the checkout in a store? Well, you won't be able to! I wonder how this works for small shops?
[Junk-food TV advertisement ban]
All junk food banned on TV. Hello DPRK!
[Tobacco Advertising and Quit Smoking]
Under the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002, tobacco advertising in the press and on billboards was outlawed from February 2003, while direct marketing was banned from May of the same year.
NHS offering cash reward to quit smoking
All of these laws are designed to take weight off the NHS, but the overweight people will find a way to eat sugar and be unhealthy.
The problem is, now the average person cannot enjoy a treat or some quick salt intake (People who exercise cardio/endurance take sugar/salt regularly). The whole diet of the country id designed and geared towards people with no self-control. Not only that, if they don't work due to health issues, then they contribute nothing towards this heathcare system.
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Video Title: Removing Braces at Home - Because It's Impossible to Get an NHS Dentist
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