There have been some recent re-tweetings from my US friends that exemplify the paranoia around their health care reforms.  Somebody famous (that I don’t know) is threatening (or promising) to leave the country if Obama succeeds on the grounds that it’s a license to euthanise innocent citizens, and another – Sarah Palin – has apparently jumped ship and gone to Canada for treatment. Let’s be clear, I have axes to grind. First off, I was born the year the NHS came into being. I was one of the first babies whose mother was guaranteed medical attention without having to pay … Continue reading UK NHS: we look after vulnerable people