Probably in value for money it's the best. It's also an institution that has yet to be destroyed by capitalism, in that many people working in the NHS do so because it's a vocation and make large personal sacrifices to make it work.
It’s a noble thing to follow a vocation without being driven entirely by self interest.
In contrast, once market forces were unleashed in academia, good will built over decades was lost and a lot of great people quit. Very hard to get that good will and sense of vocation back.
Not everything in life has been to be run by markets driven by self interest. Some things do better without them.
