tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post4611234113261402964..comments2023-10-23T22:07:07.535+01:00Comments on London Banker: Sap rising, a new job and the NHSLondon Bankerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13358082683340132378noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-60714088203962010732011-04-15T04:37:44.482+01:002011-04-15T04:37:44.482+01:00I have just discovered your blog - thank you for s...I have just discovered your blog - thank you for sharing.<br />Do you recommend buying phy silver and gold - taking money out of the banking system in Australia to do it?<br />Many thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-14293248964133845282011-03-20T12:32:52.479+00:002011-03-20T12:32:52.479+00:00Woah! So the new job's in the NHS then? LB is ...Woah! So the new job's in the NHS then? LB is clearly fortunate to inhabit a pocket of NHS excellence. Not many patients in other parts of the country would report such unqualified satisfaction. People have been telling us how fortunate we are in having the NHS ever since it was founded. For a while it might even have been true - but if you want to see a really good health system try France.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-82239254635489315782011-03-17T05:57:44.619+00:002011-03-17T05:57:44.619+00:00Yes i agree. Most of Mnc project move to SAP Basis...Yes i agree. Most of Mnc project move to SAP Basis...balaji @ IT Consulting Jobhttp://www.corp-corp.com/press-release/Market_Report_2009_Q2.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-33301440450392093562011-03-11T02:23:54.802+00:002011-03-11T02:23:54.802+00:00anon 3 March 2011 19:45
agree completely, catastr...anon 3 March 2011 19:45<br /><br />agree completely, catastrophic emegrency in a major urban center in Canada is second to none e.g. stroke<br /><br />but non catastrophic translates to rationing and that is not just elective such as knee but latent medical issues of a very serious nature. In the US such issues would/could be addressed in a timely manner e.g. days. In Canada to see a specialist and/or get tests such as a CT/MRI in a non-catastrophic circumstance can take months and even years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-71451680179664454662011-03-04T03:45:57.010+00:002011-03-04T03:45:57.010+00:00Wait times for important surgeries in Canada are v...Wait times for important surgeries in Canada are very short. One of my coworkers had open-heart surgery booked, from diagnosis to the scalpel, in just three days.<br /><br />Oh yeah, no insurance idiots to talk to, either.<br /><br />It's true that a non-essential knee replacement will mean you're waiting for a year. But any Canadian is eligible for such treatment.<br /><br />When it comes to medical treatment, give me rationing over auctioning any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-58039652235597122922011-03-04T02:14:21.197+00:002011-03-04T02:14:21.197+00:00LB not sure the Hawkins study is more credible tha...LB not sure the Hawkins study is more credible than personal anecdotes, suffice to say if you have an non emerg orthopedic need in Canada, best to hope that you have a calendar that includes the following year and even the year after, that is if you can get by the GP gatekeeper, and you'll get the sawbones they give you. <br /><br />In most US locations, which I am familiar with you are talking days or a couple of weeks depending on the orthopedic area of specialty. Though if you want the top knee guy in a region e.g. the Northeast, it could be a couple of months or more. <br /><br />To imply, as Hawkins does, that it takes 59 days to see a GP in LA is utter nonsense and misleading; 59 hours perhaps and likely next day though you would probaly have to move from the "a's" to the "b's" in the yellow pages before getting that next day appt.<br /><br /><br />http://www.merritthawkins.com/pdf/mha2009waittimesurvey.pdfHayesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-31452367982046631362011-03-03T16:31:20.365+00:002011-03-03T16:31:20.365+00:00@ Detlef
Many thanks for the cite.
@ Anon 11:14
T...@ Detlef<br />Many thanks for the cite.<br /><br />@ Anon 11:14<br />Take a look at global patents, especially pharmaceuticals, and you'll find that it is British taxes subsidizing your corporate US healthcare profiteering. The UK punches well above its weight in global pharmaceutical innovations.<br /><br />And the Marshall Plan involved loans that were finally repaid in full in the last decade.<br /><br />(deleted and republished with edits for civility)London Bankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358082683340132378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-37871158899745404752011-03-03T04:36:27.336+00:002011-03-03T04:36:27.336+00:00@ Hayes
"Nationwide across the U.S. the avera...@ Hayes<br />"Nationwide across the U.S. the average wait time to see a family doctor was 20 days. The average wait time to see a family practitioner in Los Angeles, California was 59 days and in Boston, Massachusetts it was 63 days."<br />Lots more on wait times in this article <a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Comparison_of_the_health_care_systems_in_Canada_and_the_United_States" rel="nofollow"> comparing the US and Canadian systems</a>. All I can say, is my wait time yesterday was 40 minutes, and that's something I value from my government.<br /><br />It is patently ridiculous to say none in the US are denied healthcare, when lack of insurance means treatments are not scheduled and prescription drugs are unaffordable. Which of us has the rose coloured spectacles? The data would indicate it's not me.London Bankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358082683340132378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-8465090906677820702011-03-03T03:08:11.324+00:002011-03-03T03:08:11.324+00:00All I can say is wow, a long time follower of LB b...All I can say is wow, a long time follower of LB but the above post seems to depict an existence right off of an Andy Warhol canvas of the American Dream.<br /><br />In America none are denied health care, in Canada those with serious afflictions are often sent to the US for treatment depending on the length of the waiting list (that is if they can find a way to get on the waiting list). In Canada, if you are female, those GPs accepting new patients will gladly accept an application for further consideration to determine if you would make a suitable patient. <br /><br />The reference to 'change' with the Middle East being held up as an example likely has little meaning for refugees massing at the borders of Libya, though from the comfort of an English garden perhaps it is indeed a wonderful world. <br /><br />All the best LB, but please take off those rose colored glasses periodically.Hayesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-90653755582531690252011-03-02T21:22:52.758+00:002011-03-02T21:22:52.758+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.London Bankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358082683340132378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-11713143102452149062011-03-02T19:14:24.986+00:002011-03-02T19:14:24.986+00:00We would have our own NHS if we were not paying fo...We would have our own NHS if we were not paying for yours. Where do you think the technology, drugs and R&D come from? I'll give you a hint, it isn't the British taxpayer...<br />(The next war, will be to end the Marshal Plan;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107698547747613.post-21854585764918673352011-03-02T13:25:11.442+00:002011-03-02T13:25:11.442+00:00All the best for being a banker in London, London ...All the best for being a banker in London, London Banker.<br />Just an addition to the healthcare chart. The primary source is USA Inc., a book from Mary Meeker's KPCB, that tries to handle the USA as a turnaround expert handles an ailing company. http://www.kpcb.com/usainc/Detlef Guertlerhttp://blogs.taz.de/wortistiknoreply@blogger.com