Oh ha! Well its free medicine for all (not dental/opticians anymore, but used to be) and that includes all ops.. yes, there are waiting lists, but we are free to also take out private health care insurance alongside NHS (lots of companies offer it as a benefit in good jobs) and then you can use the NHS for regular stuff and be seen the next day by a private hospital if you need to or want to avoid the NHS queues. I dont have it, but from my Dads experience, private healthcare IS better, but expensive of course. So great if you can afford it of course, like the US. BUT.. meanwhile, 62+ million people get 24 hour free care !
