This is part of an email I received in my quest for info about becoming an expat, I am looking for comments , " As far as health care, I'm afraid you will be aghast at the care here. I've been lucky in that I got into a great doctor's surgery that listened to me, and took the fact that I was a 30 year veteran nurse and knew what I was talking about. They listened, as helped me out with several illness I have and I've been fortunate have them. Now, my poor husband, who goes to the same surgery, is suffering with kidney stones, and has been waiting 6 weeks for an ultra sound in AGONY! Part of it is his fault, as he's probably not as pushy as I am, however, not many people would suffer as he is. I work in a sheltered housing accommodation, meaning I am a manager of 55 flats of elderly people. I see their care, mis-managed every single day. I've seen a near crippled with pain, 75 year old wait 3 years to have a knee replacement, a woman in pain so bad, she'd faint with it, be sent home, saying it was probably "arthritis." This 70 year old woman, later was admitted to hospital, found to have a broken leg, and later died from a pulmonary embolism as they kept her in bed too long and she developed a clot. Please don't think I'm saying any of this to be cruel or scare you, I'm just being realistic. I was 50 when I came here, still young enough to have some health, but old enough to be a wee bit fearful of what would happen if we stayed here long term". I could add to this from personal conversations with UK citizens but will leave this for now.
