But private hospitals certainly seem to be run better then the NHS is. In the U.K. at least.
Only superficially. Private hospitals only want to do straight-forward operations with low risk of complications. They don't have the facilities or equipment or medical paraphernalia to cope with serious complications. That's why they are located next to NHS hospitals, and the surgeons who operate there usually need 'admitting rights' to the NHS hospital nearby in order to work there. It's because when things go wrong, the patient is transferred to the NHS hospital where the NHS (and the tax-payer) pick up the tab.
[doublepost=1485968291][/doublepost]As for the Remain v Leave debates in this thread, I wish to add this.
This thread shows some well-thought out and researched answers from the Leave camp. They have linked to a series of videos with politicians who warned that a vote to leave mean leaving the Single Market. But there are other videos of other Leave campaigners who campaigned for a 'soft Brexit'. But that wasn't what swayed or resonated with the electorate.
The 'swing' factors for many voters were these:
1) the slogan about giving £350 million to the NHS,
2) the slogan of 'let's take back control' and
3) immigration.
The first of these was a lie, admitted by Farage the day after the vote.
The second is a meaningless slogan without a useful definition, quickly abandoned after the vote. Meanwhile we are now faced with the consequences of a leave vote. PM May has to bend over backwards to ameliorate Trump no matter what he does because the sad reality is we desperately need a trade deal with the US, if we are to leave the EU. Our newfound weakness is there for all to see, and will be repeatedly obvious the more Trump carries on, and PM May does not challenge him. Ultimately, desperation is not a strong negotiation tactic, and is hardly 'taking back control' of anything. And if we leave there will be many more negotiations to come.
The third of these wasn't ever anything to do with migration from the EU in most people's minds. The sentiment was concerned about immigration as a whole. Migrants from the EU area were not a genuine concern for anybody who was informed about the true numbers involved, including those that used our welfare system.
There was also a very real element of protest voting from those who did not expect their personal vote to make any difference, because in our political system with so many 'safe' seats, it seldom does.
It follows from this that the leave vote was on false pretences. A majority falsely obtained lacks legitimacy. It's not the will of the people, it's the 'will' of the deceived.
I think there should be a free vote in parliament, and if necessary a second referendum. After all, if Leave had won, they would have sought another referendum in a few years.