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| UKIP leader Nigel Farage: 'NHS almost killed me' | UKIP leader Nigel Farage: 'NHS almost killed me' |
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| UKIP leader Nigel Farage claims he was "almost killed" by the National Health Service, and said people should pay for private health care if they can. | UKIP leader Nigel Farage claims he was "almost killed" by the National Health Service, and said people should pay for private health care if they can. |
| In extracts from his memoirs in the Daily Telegraph, he says he was "fobbed off" by NHS doctors who failed to spot his testicular cancer in his 20s. | In extracts from his memoirs in the Daily Telegraph, he says he was "fobbed off" by NHS doctors who failed to spot his testicular cancer in his 20s. |
| He was later diagnosed with cancer after a scan at a private hospital. | He was later diagnosed with cancer after a scan at a private hospital. |
| The NHS was "astonishingly good" at critical care, but "battered and poorly run" in other areas, he said. | The NHS was "astonishingly good" at critical care, but "battered and poorly run" in other areas, he said. |
| In his book The Purple Revolution: The Year That Changed Everything, Mr Farage has described going to see an NHS consultant about a swollen testicle when he was 21. | In his book The Purple Revolution: The Year That Changed Everything, Mr Farage has described going to see an NHS consultant about a swollen testicle when he was 21. |
| "To say that this consultant was disinterested would be an understatement; perhaps he had a round of golf booked for the afternoon. 'Keep taking the antibiotics,' he preached, and that was that," he writes. | "To say that this consultant was disinterested would be an understatement; perhaps he had a round of golf booked for the afternoon. 'Keep taking the antibiotics,' he preached, and that was that," he writes. |
| "I have now had three near-death experiences - cancer, an accident and a plane crash - and I've seen the best and worst of the NHS. I am better qualified to criticise and defend our health care system than most politicians," he writes. | "I have now had three near-death experiences - cancer, an accident and a plane crash - and I've seen the best and worst of the NHS. I am better qualified to criticise and defend our health care system than most politicians," he writes. |
| "When I had cancer, the incompetence and negligence of the NHS almost killed me, but it has also saved my life. I am certainly not taking any flak from gutless politicians who claim that I am no fan or supporter of the NHS." | "When I had cancer, the incompetence and negligence of the NHS almost killed me, but it has also saved my life. I am certainly not taking any flak from gutless politicians who claim that I am no fan or supporter of the NHS." |
| The 50-year-old added that the combined effects of a serious car accident in his 20s, and a plane crash on the day of the 2010 election, had left him with the body of a 70-year-old. | The 50-year-old added that the combined effects of a serious car accident in his 20s, and a plane crash on the day of the 2010 election, had left him with the body of a 70-year-old. |
| After the air accident Mr Farage was told that he could be signed off as partially disabled, but he said that having a blue badge would be "conceding defeat". | After the air accident Mr Farage was told that he could be signed off as partially disabled, but he said that having a blue badge would be "conceding defeat". |
| The UKIP leader, who is a candidate in the general election in the South Thanet constituency, said last month that his party was "committed" to a free NHS paid for by taxes, and set out plans to spend an extra £3bn per year on the service. | The UKIP leader, who is a candidate in the general election in the South Thanet constituency, said last month that his party was "committed" to a free NHS paid for by taxes, and set out plans to spend an extra £3bn per year on the service. |
| The party has also said it would end hospital parking charges, give NHS staff a pay rise, and require overseas migrants to prove they have insurance cover on arrival in the UK to end what it calls "health tourism". | The party has also said it would end hospital parking charges, give NHS staff a pay rise, and require overseas migrants to prove they have insurance cover on arrival in the UK to end what it calls "health tourism". |
| Labour has said UKIP has "longstanding support" for NHS privatisation. | Labour has said UKIP has "longstanding support" for NHS privatisation. |