@the.urbanmom: There are no urgent cares on every corner like there are in the US, so I genuinely didn’t know what to do when I needed medical care that was above my normal GP but below the emergency room. Come with me to figure out the NHS system as an American living in London. And before anyone asks, YES, I pay into the NHS through my taxes and YES, I’m eligible to access NHS care 😂 #NHS #AmericanInTheUK #LivingInLondon #LondonLife #UKvsUSA
zero shade at you, but how is it an American can identify where to go for this, but half of Brits would have no idea 😳
2026-09-15 07:52:26
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markinwales :
NHS is amazing.
2026-09-14 19:58:20
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Frank :
People in the UK that haven’t lived in other European countries think the NHS is amazing… it’s really really awful
2026-09-14 21:56:16
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leedslad :
For a splinter????
leave it and your amazing body will push it out
2026-09-15 08:13:15
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Mark 🇵🇸 :
111 is absolutely great. It can be rough if you get the wrong person, but on the whole the service is 💯
2026-09-15 10:29:07
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lg.fuad :
I love to see people using the NHS properly 👏👏👏 Too many people would go to A&E for the same thing then complain about a nine-hour wait 😳
2026-09-14 21:43:15
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kate_mcf :
The NHS is amazing, it’s far from perfect but it’s precious to the UK, we are so fortunate to have such a wonderful institution
2026-09-15 06:58:18
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WalnutWhippet :
You need Minor injuries, it’s our inbetween GP>Minor Injuries>A&E 👌👌👌
2026-09-14 19:31:16
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Mort <3 :
Ive only had to call 111 once and it was 4 years ago and I have an horrid fever and was bed bound, needed 2 of my house mates to carry me around and they kept my door open to watch me on rotation. I waited 2 hours (it was already like 1am) and they told me I’d defo be taken into hospital…if it wasn’t for covid 😭😭 they basically told I was already doing everything I could do and that hospital would be the next step but they couldn’t risk me coming in. I have no real memories of those 2 weeks but all I know is that I wrote my best university assignment during that time. Still have no idea what was wrong with me but it took me like a month to recover
2026-09-14 22:42:52
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sam0532 :
When the NHS works it can be absolutely brilliant. A lot of people in the UK might not realise but it’s a federated system, so sometimes service to service/ Trust to Trust systems aren’t always as slick as they could be, but for me, it’s one of the best systems in the world to deal with a population of near to 70m people
2026-09-15 08:47:36
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Matal Photography :
That must have been painful 😬 Love to you and the NHS 👏❤️
2026-09-16 08:20:48
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Demetrius Flenory :
How much would that cost in America.
2026-09-15 03:11:35
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ak :
Every time I’ve been to the urgent care in London I’ve waited 5+ hours 😭 also waited 6 hours in A&E when I had a life threatening condition and needed to be put on an IV asap
2026-09-15 21:28:25
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Jessica P :
England is the best
2026-09-15 01:13:01
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fulshawpark :
There is also an amazing walk in clinic in Soho. I went there with a painful under the nail splinter and the nurse got it out with teasers about 10 minutes after I walked in
2026-09-16 15:35:19
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SarahTonin 🇪🇺🫖☕️ :
I used to work at Barts. That church was featured in four weddings and a funeral
2026-09-15 08:28:24
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Zoë Leuchars :
You can just walk into any urgent care centre they will have a nursing team that can help you
2026-09-15 11:56:49
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SA2025 :
We have them all over the UK our local one is amazing you can even book GP appointments
2026-09-15 07:41:14
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zanzibells :
Minor injuries
2026-09-15 02:36:49
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stevemcqueennevervaped :
Ah Fleet Place!
2026-09-15 00:13:49
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Claire Wainwright :
♥️♥️♥️NHS is the best thing ever
2026-09-14 21:34:40
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Comic A Day 🎬🎥🍿 :
😂😂😂 Hope you’re ok!
2026-09-15 15:25:05
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Jake Edwards ✨📚🌸 :
There are also walk-in centres all over London! Great for things like this and you don’t need to call ahead
2026-09-15 21:10:29
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Jade :
You can also do a lot of 111 services online, if you don’t like speaking to actual humans 😂🙏🏻
2026-09-15 21:53:26
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Ki :
Love the NHS. I had to go to hospital for an eye problem this week. Send straight to an eye specialist a&e, was seen within 3 hours, got an appt for Monday for a follow up. Really excellent care. We are so lucky to have it
2026-09-18 15:23:43
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