Healers' Association of Hogwarts 24.1 Safety of St Mungos

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Activity Name: Safety of St Mungos
Deadline: 31st October 11.59pm UTC
Points:Long debate: Participation 10pts, Additional comment: 2pts.
Details:Debate on whether the St Mungos system of only having one magical hospital for the nation is suitable or dangerous considering it could be attacked. On one hand, it keeps things central and the type of healer needed is always on hand but on the other if it was taken over, there is no other hospital ect. Debate it out. :)


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[slumber.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how healthcare works in the UK, oops, but I assumed even if patients didn't have to pay for the treatment themselves insurance companies would, and that's where the money would come from to run the hospitals. How do doctors get paid in the UK? (I'm assuming that model is what St Mungo's is patterned after.)

Evyclaw

[scarletladyy.livejournal.com]

No worries :) The government pays for the NHS (National Health Service) and everything involved (hospitals, doctors etc.) from general taxation, so there aren't any insurance companies as we don't need to buy insurance; everyone is entitled to just walk into a hospital or make a doctors appointment and be treated (this doesn't include private healthcare or hospitals of course, you need insurance for them I believe, but the NHS is the majority of the healthcare provided in the UK).

I think St Mungo's is modelled after the NHS too, since JKR is British and there's no mention of paying anywhere in the books (plus, the Weasleys said they were in and out of there when Fred and George were kids, and I don't think they'd have been able to afford to do that if it wasn't free!).

Fairy//Hufflepuff
PS. Sam, you don't have to give points for this if you don't want to! ♥

[slumber.livejournal.com]

I think you just made America weep. XD

That makes sense -- I guess private healthcare would make sense if there were a section of the public that didn't think they'd receive the treatment they needed if they weren't paying for it (and as you said, you couldn't imagine a family like the Malfoys going to a public hospital; plus with the way the wizarding world seems a little entrenched in the traditional, it's not too hard to think that rich pureblood families might have their own Healers paying them home visits and whatnot either!) but in general, government-owned institutions would probably be the norm, yeah.

Thanks for explaining this to me, Fairy!

Evyclaw
PS. Sam, same comment as Fairy's, no need to count this for points since it went a little off-tangent. :)

[scarletladyy.livejournal.com]

Aww xD

Yeah, very true!

No worries :)

Fairy//Hufflepuff
PS. Still same as earlier, Sam xD