Which country are you in and what's a typical doctor visit like? How much? Wait time? Etc

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[–] 16 points 1 year ago (8 children)

United Kingdom, Dorset.

My 3 year old daughter was vomiting and not keeping liquids down. Phoned the non-emergency line and after a bit of a wait, spoke to them and went through the script.

Was told to go to A&E and we would be expected. After a short wait there, was led down to the children's ward and she was given a bed in her own room. She was put on a drip, had antibiotics and kept in overnight. By the end of the following day she was able to keep down water and some toast so was discharged.

Had a follow on call from a GP the next day, she was back to normal in a couple of days.

Cost: £0 (I contribute to the NHS through general taxation)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Overnight stay at a hospital here in the US is at least $3,000 / £2.196 / €2.552

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    When you don't have health insurance, I'd assume? Because the tax system is basically the UK health insurance so I'm not sure if it's a fair comparison in that case (the amount you pay through taxes or to a private insurance company might be very different though, but then that'd imo be the number to compare)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That sounds kind of scary, did they actually get to the bottom of what happened or was it just "Hey, she can eat toast now, you're free to go!"

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