Take Two Paracetamol and Call Me Next Week

A tale of two health systems - featuring Take a Break vs Sundhed magazine, matching blouses and emergency care

Jun 19, 2025

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Nothing makes you question your life choices quite like sitting in a doctor’s waiting room. Having spent twelve years luxuriating in the Danish healthcare system, I recently found myself contemplating my new reality in an NHS surgery, while one would-be patient coughed discreetly into her elbow and the man next to me… didn’t.

I had plenty of time to sit.…

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