Between Two Systems: Reflective insight of private healthcare in India vs the NHS

2025/07/01 by Natarajan, Lavanya
Medicine · #Emergency and Acute Care Studies #Global Health and Surgery #Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

paper · doi:10.22024/unikent/03/ajpp.1393

openalex publication_date 2025/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/11/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

This reflective article offers a personal, first-hand perspective and insight into emergency care within a private, low resource Indian hospital, highlighting structural, clinical and ethical contrasts with the National Health Service (NHS). It emphasises the impact of healthcare system design on patient outcomes, contributing to global health understanding and informing culturally competent, equitable and adaptable future medical care.

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