Not all doctors in the UK are government employees working in the NHS - there is a private health care system here as well. Nobody makes you go or work for the NHS - but you do have to pay for it - I have private health insurance from my employer (I would never pay for it myself although I could afford it) and I'm quite happy to pay for the NHS.
NB My son was born in an NHS hospital, when he has had an accident it's the dedicated NHS childrens hospital he gets taken to, when my wife got seriously injured climbing it was an NHS hospital that treated her - all of which were awesome. The NHS is far from perfect but I like knowing that everyone in this country can get a decent standard of healthcare free at the point of delivery "In Place of Fear":
Not all doctors in the UK are government employees working in the NHS - there is a private health care system here as well. Nobody makes you go or work for the NHS - but you do have to pay for it - I have private health insurance from my employer (I would never pay for it myself although I could afford it) and I'm quite happy to pay for the NHS.
NB My son was born in an NHS hospital, when he has had an accident it's the dedicated NHS childrens hospital he gets taken to, when my wife got seriously injured climbing it was an NHS hospital that treated her - all of which were awesome. The NHS is far from perfect but I like knowing that everyone in this country can get a decent standard of healthcare free at the point of delivery "In Place of Fear":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneurin_Bevan