I have a friend who is from England. Her mother and brothers still live there. They've told me that the healthcare is less than thrilling.

Her mother needed cardiac bypass, but they would only OK a stent. Her brother had cataract surgery. As can be the case, he was left with "snowy" vision and needed to have another surgery to have it corrected. It took several months before he could get the second surgery, and he had to live with that distorted vision all that time.