In other news: water is wet. I think we all knew that Charles wouldn’t have to go through the same pains us common British folk do in regards to accessing healthcare. But nonetheless I think it’s important to continue to highlight these ever growing class divisions in the UK, such as those between people who can afford private healthcare and people who have to rely on our public services. People in positions of authority and power in our country do not understand the struggles of everyday British people.
My TL;DR:
Charles is already receiving expert care for his cancer within days of diagnosis. His speedy treatment should draw fresh attention to the long cancer treatment waiting times that most British people experience with the NHS.
The proportion of patients in England waiting less than 62 days from an urgent suspected cancer referral or consultant upgrade to their first definitive treatment for cancer is 65.2%.
Amid growing frustration at NHS waiting lists, record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare. Nearly 300,000 people in the UK have paid for chemotherapy in the last five years.
Survival rates for cancer in the UK lag behind those of other European countries for nine out of 10 of the most common types of the disease.
Researchers said cancer waiting times across the country were among the worst on record, too many cancers were diagnosed at a late stage, and access to treatment was unequal.
Buckingham Palace has not specified whether the king is receiving private healthcare or being treated on the National Health Service.
It’s good to be the king
Very similar to the vibes of that coronation photo where he is riding in a golden carriage over a ruined street where every pothole is hastily filled with sand.
A proper leader would ensure all of his subjects are treated before him. If he wishes to speed his own process he should fix the system, not circumvent or commandeer it.
Perhaps the waiting times for homeopathic treatment are a lot shorter?
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It’s entirely possible. He is fond of it, and has a dedicated 'path
I’ll say my usual thing about homeopathy: It doesn’t directly help conditions. But belief in the treatment can have beneficial outcomes.
In the same way your mum bringing you your favourite chocolate bar might help.
Oh, maybe he’s is not being treated on the island meaning Britain, … but that other one where doctors regularly fly in.
Critical support to his cancer in its heroic war against this filthy monarch
Ah ca ira! ca ira! Ah ca ira!
This country and the people who run it is a fucking joke. This is no different to Victorian era shit, except we’re supposed to be more civilised nowadays and accept these freeloaders to get preferential treatment? Fuck off, paid thieves is what they are.
But he’s such a stand-up guy. We should totally stop everything and treat this manchild. After all, what would we do without him??
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Hundreds of thousands of cancer patients in the UK are being forced to pay for private treatment amid record NHS waiting times, according to data obtained by the Guardian.
Amid growing frustration at NHS waiting lists, record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare.
On Monday, the king spent the night at his Clarence House home near Buckingham Palace after beginning a series of outpatient treatments within days of his diagnosis.
The cancer was discovered when Charles stayed three nights last month in the London Clinic, an exclusive private hospital in Marylebone, where he underwent a corrective procedure for a benign enlarged prostate.
“It is vital that people come forward if they are concerned about cancer symptoms – getting checked early saves lives,” a spokesperson added.
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Of course he didn’t have to wait he’s probably going private, which other people could do too. This isn’t an issue of him being a king, and everything to do with him being rich.
He’s the monarch…. I’m … not surprised in the least.
Banish the monarchy if you want to complain.
Banishing the monarchy won’t help the problem of long waiting lists though. At least is has brought the issue to the front page and people are aware of the seriousness of the problem. Let’s hope they vote for a party that will do something about it in the next elections
It would be nice if you could abstain from paying a proportion of tax to the monarchy and making it opt-in to support it
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I’d be more annoyed if a rich guy didn’t use private healthcare tbh.
If we banned private healthcare the rich would have an incentive to make socialised healthcare better.
Perhaps, but then you’d have a canada situation.
Head of State: Receives treatment for cancer
Everyone else: Angry
It’s all very well going on about the widening wealth divide, the head of state is going to get priority treatment no matter how long or short the waiting lists are
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I agree that it would be better if the NHS was able to treat everyone with the same response that the King has received. I just don’t see what this has to do with anything: If he had decided to use the NHS and get the normal waiting time the system would be just as broken.
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I agree with you, I just think that the king isn’t a good example of this because he’d be getting priority treatment no matter what; he’s the head of state
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I sure hope that boot tastes good
Are we going to pretend he isn’t head of state because of the womb he came out of?
“The monarch, because of his blood lineage, will get priority treatment no matter how long or short the peasant waiting lists are” doesn’t have the same ring.
Are we going to pretend that any other form of head of state wouldn’t also get priority treatment?
If the country had an actually decent head of state I doubt many would be mad at this.
Of course, then there wouldn’t be a waiting time for people to get mad at in the first place.
It’s not even about him, they bury this in a story about class struggle so they can repeat the narrative that the NHS is “in crisis,” as if it just magically happens and not because politicians are purposefully crippling it.
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the head of state is going to get priority treatment no matter how long or short the waiting lists are
Yes, that’s the problem…
