Yes, it's true. The British National Heath Service now provides even greater coverage. More and more have access to hospitals every day. The NHS system is much admired by the American left, who want to establish it here in the US - though they call their proposals "Universal Health Insurance", even though they amount to "Socialized Medicine". But the Brits have raised the bar.
They now provide full access to mice.
A MICE invasion caused a ward at Newham General Hospital to close after one of the rodents got in bed with a patient and crawled up her leg, the Recorder has been told.
Patients informed the Recorder of their experiences with the pests that carry diseases which are hazardous to humans. Hospital bosses are battling to eradicate the rodents. Newham's Environmental Health team were called in to help.
At one stage a woman saw five mice by her bed in Beckton ward, and what were thought to be rat droppings were discovered during a problem that has been continuing for weeks and reported to workers, claimed angry Debra Prill, of Canning Town.
The 44-year-old has been suffering a serious cell eating infection called cellulitus which caused holes in her leg. She said she persuaded her doctor to discharge her because of the rodent situation, after a five-and-a-half week stay at Newham General.
Debra said Beckton ward was finally closed after that and patients transferred to other wards, but that they had been reporting the problem to staff for weeks.
Still think socialized medicine is a good idea?
