On 27/08/2019 18:26, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Andrew wrote:
On 27/08/2019 13:43, michael adams wrote:
Why we
even hire our nukes off of them at considerable cost,
with no guarantee that they'll actually let us use them.

We have stuffed our 'beloved' NHS with American high
technology, at huge expense for decades, and no-one has noticed,
never mind complain.

Why would anyone complain about buying the best technology for such things
from anywhere?

They might well complain if things like insulin become so expensive the
NHS can't afford them, though.


Why indeed. But every time I hear someone praising an NHS consultant for
making a diagnosis of an obscure condition, is clearly unaware that it
was the path labs, radiography and other depts who are actually making
that diagnosis (and treatment) possible.

Remember there are conditions like cystic fibrosis that can only be
managed by buying *very* expensive drugs from other countries, notably
the USA, and Israel.

Even companies making generic off-patent drugs have been bought up by
overseas investment companies and promptly added a couple of zeroes
to the price the NHS has to pay.