What is the difference between health care policies in the uk and Ireland?
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biggest difference is lack of an NHS system in Ireland.
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No,\nThere is no other way to provide the necessary level of care than by a medical system paid for by national insurance.\n\nIf you look at the USA - it is far more expensive and inefficient than the UK without having a demonstrable increase in standards of health.\n\nIt is inefficient because its bureacracy is immense you have\nThe admin of loads of different health care providers -hospitals doctors etc.\nYou have the admin of the HMOs\nYou have the admin of the insurance companies\n\nThat costs more money than having just the admin of the health care system\n\nSecondly the private care system leads to all sorts of short termist economics that are bad for long term health and long term expenditure on health care.\n\nMore money gets spent on drugs than on preventative medicine and primary care to keep people healthy.\nAll sorts of expensive tests are done which are not strictly medically necessary.\n\nMany people are not covered by health insurance which has a knock on effect in several areas -\n1) the problem of poverty illnesses such as TB - prevalent among the homeless and STDs from people who have no access to health care.\n\n2)If you can't get proper quality health care you may take more days off work  -this has a knock on effect on the economy and therefore tax levels.\n\nI am not saying the NHS works perfectly but it is improving in many aspects - \neven the private health care companies are noticing a down turn in demand for things like knee and hip replacements to be done privately.\n\nOne issue though is that some consultants like to push people into their private clinics where they get paid twice as much and so keep waiting lists longer without good reasons.
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Well a democracy of course. But more specifically, Norway. There is not a huge  gap between the people at the top and those at the bottom. They take care of their own. Everyone has health coverage, and if someone has a condition that requires staying in a warm climate the  government picks up the bill. 26.2% of American children live below the poverty level. In Norway it is less than 4%. The difference between what CEOs earn and what the average worker earns is nowhere near what it is in the US. Taxes are higher, but people don't seem to mind the trade off.
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Because as is the case in the other cases sited, power lies with parliament.  This is because executive power can go about unquestioned most of the time.  In Ireland and the other countries mentioned, actions are constently questioned, investigated and debated by the parliament where all voices of the country are heard.    For example in Ireland people might not like the country to go in one particular direction.  Hence coalitions have ruled Ireland and are likely to rule for some time to come because all issues are dealt with.  In those countries mentioned it is mainly one party or the other, in other european, african and south american countries the diversity of the population is seen in the diversity of the government.  But above all things Irish people do not like the idea of one person, however honest they may appear, to have that much control.
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You need to draw a distinction when giving opinions on the situation in Ireland, as there are two very different situations in place. The Republic of Ireland is a democratic independent country for nearly 80 years, while Northern Ireland is still part of the UK. The history of both states has been very different since the 1920's, when the partition of the country was introduced.\n\nIn the Republic of Ireland, things were very tough, right up to the 1990's, with widespread emigration, high unemployment and very low income per capita. It was a poor country, often referred to as the "sick man of Europe". It was primarily an agricultural country, and the Catholic Church had huge prominence in the country, because the government did not have the resources to invest in schools and hospitals. The only thing it did have going for it was a good education system. But since the 1990's things have improved significantly. EU membership and massive inward investment, particularly from US IT companies and healthcare companies, propelled Ireland from the bottom of the league right to the top. It is now one of the richest countries in Europe, and huge amounts of money are being spent on bringing the infrastructure up to date. The Catholic church's influence has declined greatly and the country is at full employment. Most people in Ireland look at the country primarily from an economic perspective. Politically it is very stable and democratic, with no major conflicts and issues internally or with other countries. Most issues these days tend to be economic and how to cope with the demands of an increasing economy. \n\nNorthern Ireland was set up as a kind of British enclave, on the lines of a Protestant state for a Protestant people, notwithstanding the fact that it had a sizable Catholic population in its midst. Demands for greater Catholic civil rights in  the 1960's lead to riots and eventually the onset of the Troubles where the IRA decided to fight Britain using guerrilla warfare tactics. 3500 dead people later, the IRA decided to call it quits, and now things have begun to normalise in Northern Ireland. It's a much more peaceful place with an economy that is beginning to find its own feet. However huge scars still exist - Catholics and Protestants are still very divided, and it will probably take generations for these old divisions to be properly sorted out. The real issue for Northern Ireland nowadays is how the two communities can reach an accomodation with each other, and how the political leaders in the region can take full ownership over their own local problems. Re-integration with the rest of Ireland is a long way down the road. Nobody, except the most hardline, want to go back to the bad old days of the Troubles.
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This is the website to the United kingdom Health department maybe this will help\n\nhttp://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
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invaribly loses.\nIn Ireland they have PR (proportional representation) though I have voted for someone who has become an MP (or TD) but their party hasn't won the election.
844611
universal health care means everyone in a country has health insurance (I believe this is the system in Germany). Socialized medicine is where the government owns and runs all the hospitals and pays all the Doctors
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I assume you were looking for a serious answer....\n\nIreland is no different from any other Western country I have been to.  You place your napkin in your lap, you wait for your host or hostess to begin eating, you don't slurp your soup or belch or otherwise offend other diners. \n\nThe biggest difference between Ireland and the U.S. is the knife-and-fork-hand-switching thing. I don't think that represents a breach of etiquette, just a cultural difference. Hope this helps!
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America is the only industrialized nation in the world who does not have a national heath care system. People who aren't wealthy, don't have health insurance, and aren't poor enough to qualify for medicaid, get screwed.\n\nIsrael also has guaranteed housing, while we have homeless.\nDoesn't make sense to me...
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Taxes aren't necessarily higher in the UK than in other countries.  VAT here is 17.5% whereas in Ireland it is 21%. The rates of tax on income are 0%, 10%, 22% and 40%, whereas in Finland they are 0%, 10.5%, 15%, 20.5%, 26.5% and 33.5%, plus a municipal tax of between 10 and 20% PLUS a church tax (possible maximum total taxes 57%).  In the US, some people have the Federal Tax (country level), State Tax, Municipal Tax and School Taxes to pay.  Add to this the Social Insurance, Healthcare and other deductions and it' surprising anyone gets a take home pay at all!\n\nWe haven't got it as hard as some other places.  Haven't got it as easy as some either...
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Either - both degrees are comparible to the UK bachelors (honours) degree, which is what you want.\n\nPolish degrees tend to be four years long, whereas Irish degrees tend to last 3 years.\n\nIf you are going to spend 3-4 years in one of these places, I'd recommend doing some research into the locations of the universities, cost of living, tuition fees, scholarships, etc.  If English is your first language, at least in Ireland you won't need to learn a new language.  Though this might not be a concern.  \n\nDon't go to India as a previous reply stated - their bachelors degrees are equivalent to a british ordinary degree (eg the grade you get here if you don't get a third class degree!).
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There are two types of UK tax, Income and National insurance\n\nIncome tax is the usual goverment tax while National Insurance covers Healthcare and Pensions and those on the dole although at the end of the day it goes into the same pot.\n\nEveryone in the UK gets a personal allowance of income on which they pay no income tax. \n\nThe current level of personal allowance is £5,035pa although this increases if you are blind (£1,660) ,  over 65 year old (£2,245) and you get an extra allownce you can share with your partner if you are married (£1,030)\n\nStandard tax rates on a non married person are therefore:\n0% on the first £5,035pa\n10% on £5,035 to £7,185pa\n22% on  £7,185-£35,450pa\nand 40% on income over that.\n\nNational insurance is charged at\n0% on the first £4,888pa\n11% on £4,888 to £32,760pa\nand 1% on income over £32,760pa\nand 40% on any income\n\nTax would therefore be on those amounts quoted\n\n£30k = total incomeand NI = £7,996\n£40k = total incomeand NI = £11,390\n£50k = total incomeand NI = £15,490
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No, that wouldn't be fair....  just suppose it takes someone with a serious illness months to win the raffle....  He/she would never get his/her life saving operation    ; -}\n\nJust kidding. The people who suggested that are those who would like to see the health care system in the USA introduced in the UK --- where if you don't have the money you don't deserve to live....  The UK in this does lead the world.. because in this issue, they are one of the most civilized nations on the planet.
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Ireland used to have a law that once a child was born in Ireland, the child and mother and father became Irish citizens. But what happened was that a lot of poor foreign nationals (I'm not saying this being racist, its just the truth) i.e, the nigerians, the romianians and a few other select nationality's, were coming over illegally when they were nearly at their full pregnancy term, having the babies in Ireland and claiming citizenship and then not working, so the Goverenment was paying for their house and the  raising of child etc. Im not saying that every foreign national did this, but a lot did and the Irish goverenment had to bring in legislation to stop this.Because of a select few, it has messed it up for other foreign nationals.
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http://www.shandwd-pct.nhs.uk/staffInfo/training/NVQ/NVQ.htm\n\nAlthough this link takes you to South England, you will find links within the site through the NHS.\n\nWhile looking remember that the health system in the UK refer to it as NHS Trust.
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You cannot compare the education in both the countries in any case. They have different standards and different extents to which they carry out research. USA has good research facilities and good mix of people whereas UK is more theoretical kinda stuff.(to the extent I know and people I have heard from). Rest is upto you.