HEALTHCARE IN THE UK & GERMANY COMPARED in English with German subtitles

Описание: People in Germany pay for their health system by making contributions towards a health fund. They insure themselves at a Krankenkasse, a health insurance company that is closely regulated by the state.

In the UK the NHS is paid through taxation but the amount the government pays depends on who is in power. Labour, who founded the NHS, generally pay more to the NHS than the Conservatives, many of whom would like to abolish and introduce an American-style system.

The healthcare system in Germany and the UK is the subject of this comparative video. I should perhaps have emphasised that in Germany, those on low incomes, who are unemployed or unable to work, are always covered. No one is left without any medical cover, as can happen in the United States.

This presentation is based on an article I wrote for my aidan.co.uk site in 2019. I got to know a pro-European campaigner, who was campaigning for the NHS. She suggested I make a video about the NHS. I decided I would like to make a video that is a comparison between the NHS and the German healthcare system.

This is not a journalistic-style investigation or an academic analysis. It's intended to be an accessible, educational, readable and perhaps entertaining look at a subject, but from a casual viewpoint, comparing the simplest and most essential facts about both systems and also focusing on a few day-to-day aspects, such as the colour of the ambulances, the sound of the sirens, parking charges and more.

There may be some small layout errors or spelling mistakes in this presentation but hopefully no factual errors. I have checked and re-checked the information. Some information is up to date at the time of posting, for instance, the percentage of Gross Domestic Product spent on healthcare - 10.7% in Germany, 10% in England. These are 2020 figures. I have also quoted some sources, the Statistisches Bundesamt and the Office of National Statistics in respect of the figures above.

The BBC video can be found here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-...

Most photographs and videoclips are by me. Other photos are public domain images and are credited wherever possible. I filmed the short video of ambulances in Manchester and Cologne.

This is a revised version of the original video, which contained one error that could lead to misunderstanding. I also removed the German language lesson, as it interrupted the flow of the feature.

The German subtitles have been fully corrected and proofread.
Music 'New Year' by Bad Snacks from the YouTube Audio Library