I definately miss the healthcare in the UK, especially having had to pay for healthcare in the Philippines and again here in Oman recently. I spent last about 400 pounds last week on medical bills for my wife, this involved a consultation at the GP, a few lab tests/cultures for an infection, a consultation with a specialist and an ultrasound. Some tests had to be repeated, because the specialist at the hospital wouldn't accept the ones that were done by the GP, and neither we able to talk to each other as they worked for different companies. We then had to pay about 30 pounds for the antibiotics.

In the UK, even between the NHS and private hospitals there tends to be a good level of communication and its easy to get put through to the correct specialist.

Here, we find ourselves questioning whether we should go and spend 40 quid to go and see the GP about something, or hope that the ailment goes away on its own.

It's also a worry when it comes to getting something like the big C.