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Originally Posted by Nedusa
I agree with a lot of the points you raise , really I do but I still have to ask why is the NHS being run into the ground, who is running it into the ground ?
With billions being spent on it every year, if it really is as you say "running into the ground" then we have a serious problem.
No amount of money is going to fix this, perhaps it's finally time to admit that this wonderful, lovable envy of the world healthcare system is on its last legs unable to cope due to years of mis-management with vast areas under funded whilst some areas are over funded and over mangaged.
It is too big, too old and needs to be put out of its misery. If it were a dog we could take it round to the back of the shed and give it both barrels.
But sadly we are stuck with this behemoth that literally sucks our taxes into a black hole.
We need to think now of ways to spread the burden of healthcare across all sectors, encourage people to take out personal private health cover like in many Countries. Our livestyles can then count towards our premiums as can our amount of usage.
Hospitals can be sold off or demolished and private enterprise brought in to help with a new massive building program of new Hospitals and Medical centres, A&E centres.
Free Healthcare for all sounds great and was needed 60 years ago, but the World has moved on since then and trying to cling onto an aging decrepid giant like this does no one any favours.
The NHS needs to go and it needs to go sooner rather than later.
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I love your posts Nedusa but the day that happens will be one of the really worst days ever to lose the NHS.
It could likely never be replaced with anything like what it was originally meant to be and which ibn fact it still is in the main.
There is only one thing that can be done as to the NHS and that would be the disastrous road for a amss of citizens in the UK and that is for it to be private.
No way for sure would the lieks of UKIP,The Conservatives or in fact I would say now the Lib Dems ever be able to bring about anyhting that in anyway resembled the hopes and plans of the first NHS for all.
I am only 22,well just, I however hope that day you describe in your post never ever comes for me to see and witness in my lifetime.
It needs the investment and what is really needed is tax rises to pay for it if necessary, rather than to dismantle it.
I would not mind paying more tax for it to go into the NHS,oddly enough,I think possibly a majority of the taxpayers wouldn't mind that either.
never however to set out to dismantle it, that would be absolute chaos for ages.
Even greater a waste of money and the lieklihood of a far inferior system of health care too.