To think NHS gp's should work like NHS dentists

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It's so hard to get an appointment. Why don't GPS run like the NHS dentist to stop time wasters and people not showing up.

So charge people a small amount for an appointment and if you're poor you don't pay (just like NHS dentists).

The NHS is under funded and tax rises they just won't bring in. This could bring in millions a year and there's no outcry about NHS dentist costs.

As has been said many times poor people wouldn't do.

Blaming the Tories for everything just shows your ignorance.

Labour were the ones that started privatising the NHS.

I'm a bit at the amount of people here that claim they aren't poor but at the same time an £30 a month for a doctor's visits would bring them under. That is very poor to me and would be the people that of course wouldn't pay it (unless they are spending alot on luxuries).

I wonder what would happen if you had to pay for appointments and Drs misdiagnosing and people having to pay numerous times for 2nd third appointments etc?
Before anyone jumps and says it's rare for misdiagnosis it does happen as my son was misdiagnosed by several Drs so if I would have had to pay it would have cost hundreds which most people can't afford to pay.
Would people be entitled to any money back from misdiagnosis?

I'm a bitat the amount of people here that claim they aren't poor but at the same time an £30 a month for a doctor's visits would bring them under. That is very poor to me and would be the people that of course wouldn't pay it (unless they are spending alot on luxuries)

The level will be set at claiming benefits. So if a person claims benefits, they won't pay to see a Dr. I don't claim any benefits.
I work and earn a little bit more than I need. It's a very little bit.
Any overtime is a bonus but I could not expect it in any given month.
So maybe I have a dentist appointment and need new shoes and fall sick, I would manage, just.

Say I fell sick twice, I would have to forfeit shoes or dentist
Say my Dr requested I see him again next week.
There goes shoes, dentist and quite likely, sone food.
I am not alone in this situation.
There are millions of us living like this.
Are we not allowed to get sick?

Then you're poor and wouldn't pay.

Although I know several people on decent wages that spend every thing and have no savings. They would be in trouble because of the lack of savings.

It's the defence of people devoid of argument who call others ignorant @Tooldemont. Labour started using private providers to reduce waiting lists, not one of the patients treated in this way paid a penny so it's completely irrelevant.

Statistics show that health spending always plummets under a Tory government. After 18 years of under investment the 1997 Labour government poured money in to redress that. The last nine years have seen the Tories turn the taps off and waiting times are through the roof again.

Maybe actually look at the evidence before you start calling other people ignorant.

Then you're poor and wouldn't pay
The line between poor and not poor is usually benefits.
Millions of people don't claim benefits. I don't.
So officially I am not poor. Therefore yes I would pay.

One of my teeth broke into pieces a few days before Christmas and I still haven't managed to get the money together to have it seen to.
You are only deemed 'poor enough' if you are able to claim certain benefits. Never mind that we were better off financially when we were able to claim those benefits.

Last year DH took a promotion at work. Saying no wasn't really an option TBH. His wages went up by about £30 a week and the money we received from housing benefit/tax credits dropped by about £70 a week. £40 a week is a huge amount of money to lose when you're only just managing anyway and things like dental care go right out the window.