It seems that Dutch system is expensieve but good for people. Spanish, national is good but has some queues for treatment.How long? Malta is right place to cure. Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and France are OK. UK has queues. Am I right?
Margo19991: I am interested what do you think - which european country has the best health care system. Maybe France? Germany? Denmark? or Finland?
"There are 307 residents for each doctor. In a comparison of 16 countries by Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Finland used the least resources and attained average results, making Finland the most efficient public sector health service producer according to the study's authors." (Svensk sjukvård i internationell jämförelse 2008)
" Finland has the highest number of people satisfied with their hospital care system in the EU: 88% of Finnish respondents were satisfied compared with the EU average of 41.3%" (http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives)
And finally...
"David Beckham is the richest and the best-known player in soccer, the world's most popular game. Beckham was flown to Finland on March 15, 2010, for surgery.." (New York Times)
tomcatwarneOcean City, Plumouth, Devon, England UK17,106 posts
AthenzGirl: "There are 307 residents for each doctor. In a comparison of 16 countries by Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Finland used the least resources and attained average results, making Finland the most efficient public sector health service producer according to the study's authors." (Svensk sjukvård i internationell jämförelse 2008)
" Finland has the highest number of people satisfied with their hospital care system in the EU: 88% of Finnish respondents were satisfied compared with the EU average of 41.3%" (http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives)
And finally...
"David Beckham is the richest and the best-known player in soccer, the world's most popular game. Beckham was flown to Finland on March 15, 2010, for surgery.." (New York Times)
There are only 4-5 million people in Finland, a country larger than the UK. It has been my experience that the Finnish hospitals are reluctant to carry out expensive diagnostic test e.g. MRI. The most efficient hospitals are privately run, so it's ok if you have lorry loads of money.
piroi002: Malta has the best health care system. It has the best state of the art hospital and the most important is that it is all free for Maltese citizens.
I agree it has one of the best hospitals and equipment,however they are only as good as the people who operate them.The horror stories I have heard of late do not suggest it is the best system.It is no good being free if you end up with more injuries while in hospital than when you went in with.Ask the guy who has been waiting 2 years for a knee replacement if he thinks it is the best.
I have lived in Finland for three years and have had unexpected medical problems during that time. I had knee surgery and was charged absolutely nothing. I think I have paid less than 40€ for some tests since I have been here.
Since I am originally from the USA and had no health insurance for a period in my life, I am impressed and quite satisfied with the Finnish system.
Malta definately has a great health care system. I recently needed some treatment and they were superb to be honest. Even as a foreigner here you're entitled to free treatment, and there's no discrimination at all. 10 out of 10 for me.
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of course better if privat insured which
is not to expensive........