tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056599210263969567.post7952253530229112728..comments2024-01-23T03:52:54.149+09:00Comments on Anne Kaneko's Fukushima Blog: HospitalAnne Kanekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520490908508371344noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056599210263969567.post-85452303153958444192013-10-04T02:27:03.989+09:002013-10-04T02:27:03.989+09:00I'm sorry to hear of your illness, you must be...I'm sorry to hear of your illness, you must be a lot more stressed out than you realise. Get well soon.<br /><br />I'm glad to learn that Japanese hospitals have cleaned up! They used to be filthy. The health insurance system here is good (well, at least compared to places like the US), but I think it gets abused by elderly folk who treat hospital waiting rooms as social clubs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056599210263969567.post-714942859189946122013-09-30T22:49:07.840+09:002013-09-30T22:49:07.840+09:00I hope you are making a good recovery. I read you...I hope you are making a good recovery. I read your blog with great interest from here in Greenwich. The British NHS is a great institution. I took my 92 year old Aunt for a pre-op for cataract surgery, which is happening in 3 weeks- free at the point of delivery. Our government is trying to shut down over 20 Accident & Emergency Units, including one in Lewisham (S London) which serves a huge catchment area with no alternative within 30 mins drive (heaven knows what by bus). However, a Judicial Review won by local people has spiked govt plans for the present (the govt are appealing the decision). Many of us view the NHS as a service worth fighting for- but as with Japan there are a number of American Health Insurance providers circling like Wolves.Meridian Zerohttp://www.downwithit.infonoreply@blogger.com