In fact, the local medical resources are not scarce, we must know that the United Kingdom and the United States are old developed countries, their per capita bed occupancy rate is much higher than ours, so in accordance with the reasoning, there should not be a surgery to wait for 18 weeks, or even more than three weeks of time. However, the Guardian of the United Kingdom and other medical weekly magazines have severely criticized the present health care system in the United Kingdom, saying that the time taken by patients from consultation to treatment often exceeds two to three months. This can have a serious impact on the patient's condition, so improvements need to be made, and today we're going to look at the UK's healthcare system.
First, why is this happening? If anything, there were indeed enough beds in the UK before, but with the new crown epidemic, there are now a lot of seriously ill patients who need to be treated in hospitals. Figures from the official website of the United Kingdom show that in England alone, there are 813 specialist outpatient clinics where the queuing time is longer than 18 weeks, accounting for 38% of the total. But they still need to put a lot of staff into treating new coronaviruses because they are emergencies.
Second, there are a lot of targets that are not being met. When the survey was conducted, some experts found that more than 2/3 of orthopedic surgeries, more than 80% of spine surgeries were not completed, and more than 70% of GI surgeries have been delayed for a long time. This not only adds to the burden for patients, but also adds a lot of pressure on hospitals, as many surgeries are suddenly canceled because they were close to starting.
Third, how should such a problem be solved? The UK has more than enough healthcare resources for everyone, but the fault lies in the fact that their healthcare workers are not able to meet the demands of the current system. Under such circumstances, medical personnel have enough holidays to take leave, and they do not need to fulfill their responsibilities as doctors, even if the patients' conditions are very stressful. There is no need to pay any legal responsibility for being able to leave work on time.