Would you pay to see the doctor?

[justasking111]

The IMF has said that the government will need to raise taxes. One way is NHS charges. This will be means tested I should add. It's being covered in the financial times, telegraph and others but hidden behind a pay wall. I don't know how to archive, if anyone else does please do.

I don't know which one I would choose, it's a thorny problem.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/07/25/raise-taxes-working-people-charge-for-nhs-imf/

Saying 'No' as it could very much scare / put off people who have genuine health issues & need to see a GP, but, for whatever reason, couldn't afford a fee, or may delay booking an appointment, by which time their condition could get worse). I do, however, think that people who book and then miss appointments for no real reason should be charged - it happens so often - so many wasted appointments / time / and yes costs money, and delays genuine patients from seeing GPs (and yes, I do have first hand knowledge of this). But to charge for an appointment - no - who the heck wants to be questioned by a GP about their health issues just because they may be 'lonely' / isn't that in itself a possible MH issue??

They found the problem but they haven't found the cause of the problem. That is worrying that they still won't investigate. Hopefully the tablets do bring his levels up and keep them up.