[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by jaxie

NHS web page told me so, (though I already knew that) who do you think funds it dipsy lala and poe?

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/.../overview.aspx

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nati...rvice_(England)

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/project...how-nhs-funded

What is kingsfund... how do they know it is 98% tax funded?

The govt funds it, they have other income besides tax don't they? How could anyone say that it was taxpayer money specifically? :/

The trouble with getting your stats from 'think tanks' is who are they 'thinking' about?...
I wonder what dipsy, la-la and po would think to these kingsfund suggestions?...

The Kings Fund’s ideas include:

· Over 60s (except those on pension credit) to pay for prescriptions - £1.5bn

· Increase the qualifying age to 65 - £value unknown

· Raise the prescription charge to £10 - £100m.

· Or remove all prescription exemptions and charge £2.45 to all - £2bn

· Charge to visit the GP from £5-25 - £3 billion

· Charging to attend A&E £10 - £220 million

· Charge £10 for outpatient attendance - £800m

· Charge £10 for each day in hospital - £500m

· Charge £50 for each hospital 'procedure' - £900m

https://www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs...ly-independent