[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

It isn't safe under any government. The Tories are trying to dismantle it so they can privatise it whilst Labour will continue to make NHS care available to an ever-increasing number of people who have never paid in to the system, and likely never will, which will lead to the collapse of the system anyway.

It is common sense that if more people are taking out than are paying in then the system will not be able to sustain itself.

Every employed person in this country is expected to contribute to state pension payments and public services like the NHS. Employed people pay for the unemployed; the NHS don’t cough up or use their budget to compensate a sick unemployed person.

As for foreigners, the NHS, just like all other country in Europe, has residency conditions that have to be met. Failure to reach these conditions means you will have to pay for everything and unless its emergency treatment, you will be expected to pay up front.