Sicko and NHS

Michael Moore's new film, Sicko, link link which is out next month, contrasts the US's privatised healthcare system with Britain's free NHS. It shows Americans without insurance dumped in the street; children refused life-saving treatment because their parents can't pay; hospitals run for profit, not for patients. The UK, meanwhile, is a glorious place where everyone receives the treatment they need, whatever their income; where doctors earn high salaries and are paid extra for preventative care; where the public ethos is as strong as ever after almost 60 years. For this special G2 report we took 16 NHS workers to an advance screening of Sicko and asked them: is the British way of medicine really that good? link