Should Ireland adopt a public healthcare system similar to the NHS in Britain?

They need to drastically improve the quality of care in place now, more hospitals and more ambulance services. More GP surgeries would also reduce waiting times.

Yes, but in a better ran system with proper and adequate infrastructure to provide the nurses in the public system the best possible working conditions

Both are as inept as each other on major public health issues. Our system needs a complete overall with money being directed towards first line and not overstaffed civil service.

No but there should be heavier investment in the current public health care system but we must respect the right to a private health care system too If that is what's wanted

No adopt a system with the government paying for a majority of private healthcare costs and have mandatory health savings accounts and give the government a council to negotiate drug prices.

Free healthcare for the poor, for serious illness like cancer, liver issues. Essentially you pay for A&E not an emergency, broken bones, non essentials

Public healthcare needs to be stable before you stop private healthcare. It would not be able to handle the extra load that the private healthcare takes from the public system. Healthcare needs to invest more in the primary care setting and preventive health initiatives

Fix the existing system to make it more efficient and get people access to healthcare before embarking on more.

We should have free healthcare. No questions asked. The money the government have can and should pay for that. However, I think the nhs and Ireland both have a terrible system when it comes to getting from the house to being seen by someone. The waitlists are ridiculous. In the time that it takes to be seen, for some, (both physical and mental health), can terribly degenerate and death is the reality for others at that point.

Regardless of private or public standards, we need to improve staffing and pay for workers in healthcare industry.

Improve the current system and re structure the middle and higher management team to those with direct medical management experience.

Yes but where workers are paid well, waiting lists aren’t as long, to make sure it is run better than the NHS

NHS is struggling too. We need to improve the current system we have right now before adopting anything new

Ireland has a public healthcare system. There are some things that the HSE could look to model itself after the NHS (especially mental health care, ADHD/autism adult assessment, etc) but the NHS is also in crisis at the moment due to underfunding so not exactly a model system either.

I believe costs should be diminished significantly and amenities increased. Healthcare should be accessible to everyone

I dont think the NHS is a system that Ireland should strive for, but Irelands public healthcare system most definitely needs an upgrade.

Both, Public and Private Healthcare should be available, if we only have Public is the quality worsens significantly.

NHS is not necessarily the ideal the healthcare system. I do believe Ireland should adapt there’s. However, we should maybe change our system according to other more successful healthcare in other countries eg. France

Yes but only if the government can ensure that it would be of good quality, without excessively long waiting lists and poor services and be underfunded and undervalued, and not be subpar like most schemes they run, eg. CAMHS.

Ireland should ensure it has an adequate healthcare system that treats staff and patients with respect

Yes but they need to stop bringing in people who aren't paying taxes and letting them use the same system

Ireland needs to reform its own healthcare system In accordance to our needs, not adopt a completely different countries approach. We need a solution tailored to our own needs, it isn’t a one size fits all.

Healthcare system should be similar to countries like Germany or sweden, free for those who can’t afford private healthcare and pay rises for nurses

There are better health care systems in Europe, however lowering the threshold for gms would benefit without over saturating the healthcare system

More effort to be put into making public healthcare systems good. Not just making private services better

No, you can’t get a doctor appointment in uk due to people taking advantage of free service for illness that can be treated over the counter, reduce fees make some gp services free in disadvantaged areas or for children and pensioners maternity or long term illness patients. Ireland woudlnt be able to cope with a system like uk, it’s not feasible

I appreciate the NHS's construction, however from what I understand they apprar to be suffering many of the same issues as the Irish system. In my mind it would more than likely be a zero-sum change

The NHS is just as bad as the HSE. We need more investment into the public health system. The waiting periods are far too long, student nurses deserve to be paid

I think our healthcare system needs to be improved upon based on what we have. The system isn’t flawed just understaffed and without resources that could easily be provided

this is a very loaded question and would depend heavily on what aspects on the NHS are being implemented

I believe there needs to be more investment into our public services, especially mental health services and harm reduction programs for drug users

No because the uk’s health care system is also bad instead they need to put more funding into the healthcare system and pay doctors and nurses more.They also need to give low income people better opportunities for better health care

Don’t know enough about the NHS to say we should model our system after it but our system definitely needs a change

I don’t believe we should go as far as the NHS I still believe in a private healthcare option that supports a far strong public healthcare sector

yes, a public healthcare system is crucial, but it should be ethical, fast and not infringe on ICU speed

The government should have free healthcare and allocate more funds to our healthcare system and increase wages for workers

Literally anything could improve on ours

Ireland should have a two tier health system where by anyone who can afford private health care should be able to get treated in private hospitals and leave public hospitals to those who cannot afford private healthcare. Private patients should not then be treated in public hospitals and that would reduce the waiting times on lists (theoretically)

I think the HSE is already similar to the NHS. Both have people on long waiting lists, inadequate care, over worked doctors and nurses. They are understaffed. There are large fund being poured into the healthcare system but it honestly baffles me where the money goes because it is not anywhere that helps the people.

Ye but only if there are sufficient funds to sustain it and the workers are not overworked and underpaid

Ireland should focus on reducing/subsidising the health care costs of the irish people. With a lot of funds wasted and I see in my own personal life friends and family , even I myself have at times refused to attend a doctors office because they will charge €60 for a visit and then refer u to a crowded hospital where you'll be waiting hours to be seen. Disgraceful.

The NHS is also riddled with problems and I think better steps can be taken to make healthcare more affordable

It should have public healthcare for all, but not like the NHS. More beds, better training, better equipment, better pay for nurses and doctors.

Similar to those successful healthcare systems in Europe rather than the NHS such as Germany and Switzerland

have no idea how the NHS runs, however ireland does need to change its public healthcare system but instead of following other countries it should listen to the people of ireland and what they want to see improved.

This question needs further clarification. Why NHS and not Spain's system for example? What about the NHS that is currently different from the HSE? Not enough info.

Healthcare system needs to be improved, no more throwing money at it. Fix the problem, utilise smaller community hospitals to take the load from larger hospitals. Don’t shut down community hospitals use them

NHS system does not work either. We need adequate funding and reform on our current healthcare system. We should also pay our healthcare workers appropriately

Yes but the NHS in the early noughties, the NHS and the HSE are on par with levels of bureaucracy taking the money away from the taxpayer. It should also be only available to those who are in receipt of consistent taxable income on par with being able to receive the Dole. You feed into the system so you can take out of it when you need to, not to abuse it.

Yes, but actually fund it and put in measures to stop political views from overriding expert opinion

They are already very similar National Health Care systems. Both need to be improved. More beds, more trained Staff & more accountability.

HSE should have its funding re-examined to ensure the money goes where needed, & not just to the folks in the highest paying positions

Ireland should have a public healthcare similar to the one in Italy who helps all the people to have an easily healthcare life. Without paying a lot for a service that it’s not working enough for everyone.

Yes, if it improves the waiting lists, I have private healthcare but it’s still an issue not being covered, when we’re drained by the tax’s

The theory of the NHS model, not the application. We already behave horredeously towards our medical personnel and drive them overseas. We need to do better, far better than either we or the UK are doing.

No, but there needs to be suitable change that are absolutely necessary for both workers in the healthcare industry and patients

No, the NHS is not really any better but the HSE system should be changed to allow for more patients to access services

Ideally it would be a fully public system but doing so right now would put too much strain on the HSE and would not work. A slow transition is required

Unclear what “similar” means here. There are upsides and downsides to adapting the HSE to a NHS model.

Isn't the NHS an underfunded mess at the moment? I'm pretty sure the Nordic countries have better healthcare systems to adopt.

In an ideal scenario yes but I don’t have faith this would be completed without the health system collapsing and or public funding taking a huge hit.

The Uk NHS system is failing because one party wishes it to be privatised. If Ireland is to go down the same route - there needs to be legislation to guard against this.

I beilve certain people should be entitled to the required free medical care as to not over flow the system.

Netherlands version

Keep a mix of private hospitals as well, free healthcare only for Irish citizens.

Adopt a system similiar to NHS Scotland

Should have free healthcare, should improve facilities to not crear massive waiting lists, keep doctors and nurses from emigrating

With the current system it would make getting appointments even harder and would drive even more people out of the healthcare so unless they can improve the system and proposed slainte care they shouldn’t adopt a public system until current problems are fixed

you didn’t provide any information about how the nhs runs. also i’ve heard many stories about how the nhs is understaffed and underpaid?

Ireland should have a health care system that takes care of everyone and is better than the NHS that's much good either

No, because there are huge issues with public healthcare systems such as the NHS due to underfunding and understaffing. If it is guaranteed that these issues will not occur to an Irish public healthcare system, I would be I support.

We should look at successful European Healthcare models including properly integrated (and cyber protected) patient and employee systems and oversee a strict roadmap to deliver.

This should avoid the siloed mentality that has fossilised our ability to change (with confronting vested interests) duplication of regional / national resources.

Make medical cards more accessible and more incentivised for private practices such as dental and GP

It should aim to be a hybrid, similar to Sweden or Germany where there is free healthcare easily accessible for all. Then a tiered private healthcare system.

It should adopt a national health insurance model (bismark system)

Yes but if the cost of cast is visablw to see in the return or medical treatment etc

I don’t even know what they do

Ireland should adopt a public healthcare system for elderly people and those with catastrophic illnesses which would otherwise prevent them from receiving private health insurance

Yes, and abolish the unions.

Public healthcare, but not like the NHS.

Yes. The HSE is very weak.

Only if it would put more money into the pocket of the average person

Yes. But GP visits should be a 20 euro fee for everyone.

Both a mess

I would need more info to decide ths

yes,if properly funded

Yes, and even a better one, like the french system.

I believe so but there should still be private healthcare for those who choose it.

Ireland should improve the healthcare system they have through better organization and cleverer funding

In a perfect world but it probably isn't possible.

Yes but keep private healthcare

No, a mixture of private and public healthcare is the best option

Improve the healthcare system

German style system

more funding

That should be reviewed & debated but our healthcare system is different to the health system in Britton we do support a universal approch

No, privatise and allow hospitals to raise prices for elective treatments

We have the HSE!

I believe health care should he available to all no private and public