The future of NHS ...

[TheSunIsStillShining]

i wonder if people realize that there is a definitive line of thought behind this from the top level... make sure the NHS can't function properly > officially praise them, but let people start saying bad thing > don't solve it (as it would be gov's job), and let it get to the point where ppl are actively disgruntled > offer up the alternative of "but if this was private it would be so much better" or "with private you get your money's worth" > benefit personally on a ginormous scale from selling off the NHS. Give it max 2 years....

Totally agree sadly! Those anti nhs ministers are rubbing their hands together with glee

All those people who want to ignore Covid and live their lives as before are contributing to the NHS being unable to get back to normal business.

The government will be delighted if people start to want the NHS sold off - we can all pay the 50% more they pay in Germany or go without health care.

I think sadly your completely right. It’s very scary to see the direction it’s going in. What can we do?! Enough people seem to be aware of it but feel powerless to change it.

We have to be careful with our words. Politicians are trained to turn words around and of course that is also precisely what journalists do. Criticising any aspect of the NHS whether it is funding or operational aspects is fuel for progressive politicians of a certain leaning to turn it back and say "a completely new model is needed". We can guess what that might mean.

If you value something, it is much harder for someone else to come along and take it off you.

Unfortunately I agree. The nhs has been a shit show over the last few months, and it's nothing to do with being crippled by Covid. Hospitals were empty for the most part. GPS not seeing patients if they have a cough or temperature, despite that being so common among many different illnesses. People being afraid to go to hospitals for serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes because they were told it was too dangerous.
Yeah

The NHS has been dealing with a shit show created by ministers - locking down too late, not stockpiling PPE. Then ministers encouraged everyone off on holiday and out to bars because ministers had damaged the economy more than necessary by locking down late and not opening low risk activities like garden centres, National Trust gardens and zoos earlier. Now its back to school and university. Ministers create a shit show, the NHS do their best to shovel it up.

Hospitals have never been "empty" - gps cant see people who wont turn up but consultations are now down very little on last year.

You cant fool all the people with your blatant lies.