In Romania at least I’ve never had to wait for an x-ray or the like on the public system; the health system has a lot of problems but that’s not one of them.
The hospital buildings might look like they’ve just been demilitarised, the ward won’t have AC, it’ll be 50c, and you’ll be sharing it with a drug addict who spends all night pacing up and down the ward smoking cigarettes - but you’ll wait less time for (and they won’t hesitate to call for) an X-Ray or MRI or whatever than you would in the UK on the NHS.
What country? I got a lung xray the same week I was admitted into the hospital and it was all in a public and free hospital.
In Romania at least I’ve never had to wait for an x-ray or the like on the public system; the health system has a lot of problems but that’s not one of them.
The hospital buildings might look like they’ve just been demilitarised, the ward won’t have AC, it’ll be 50c, and you’ll be sharing it with a drug addict who spends all night pacing up and down the ward smoking cigarettes - but you’ll wait less time for (and they won’t hesitate to call for) an X-Ray or MRI or whatever than you would in the UK on the NHS.