Private Healthcare: Advantages •
State hospitals are often very large and difficult to run.
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Private hospitals have shorter waiting lists for operations and appointments.
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Patients can benefit from faster treatment.
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Many people prefer to pay for more a personal service.
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Patients have their own room and more comfortable facilities.
Note: You can use the advantages of state healthcare when discussing the disadvantages of
private healthcare.
U IELTS Writing: problem / solution (life expectancy) U In the developed world, average life expectancy is increasing. What problems will this cause for individuals and society? Suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact of aging populations. Some advice: 1.
Write 4 paragraphs: introduction, problems, solutions, conclusion.
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Don't worry about separating ideas about individuals and ideas about society.
Just mention something about both in your paragraphs.
3.
Below are some ideas.
Problems caused: an increase in the number of retired people (who will receive a pension); a smaller
proportion of young adults; smaller working populations; a greater tax burden on
working adults; demand for healthcare will rise; young adults will have to look after
elderly relatives
Possible solutions: people may have to retire later; the state pension age will rise; medical advances and
health programmes might allow elderly people to stay healthy and work for longer;
people should be encouraged to have more children; governments should encourage
immigration (in order to increase the number of younger adults)
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