*No we can't. You may, or may not have noticed that the NHS was established a long time ago, as a model of socialistic redistributionist ideology. The actual quality of people's experience was never a consideration. The NHS has never been "decent". That's why, despite the NHS being the first national, universal health care model, no other country has copied it, not even communist China.
The basis of the NHS is the Marxist presumption that you can somehow get more out than is put in, and that is absurd thinking of the first order. Of course as an individual you are free to indulge in the fantasy that you can, but in the real world, that is known as crackpot magical thinking that only appeals to those that feel entitled to have other people pay for them.*
care to look at the price of drugs to the NHS vs the USA?
half the services are already in private hands and the costs go up and up to fund them and the wealth of the nation goes down and down because the Tories sell off all the nations assets to their mates.
I am sure the national train operators in the EU are laughing at us, several of them own our rail lines now charging us exorbitant fares far above that which they are allowed to charge in their own countries, while the Tory government pays out more in rail subs then it cost run British Rail in the first place.
when you go private you go bust, companies priorities ever increasing profits and the shareholders meetings above providing a service.
get out more then you put in, no thats capitalists thinking short term always about money.
we built council housing to encourage good health, give people a decent place to live and you create healthier more capable soldiers and more productive workers who arent suffering so many health problems.
we opened hostels and half way houses to help prisoners rehabilitate into normal life and earn a keep, helped others to get a good grounding after being homeless etc.
we opened homes for the elderly to give them the care they needed in their old age and to reduce the burden on the families so they could continue to work and the hospitals whom would be stuck with them otherwise.
we created the NHS to help keep the population healthy and productive by treating their illnesses.
we created state nurseries so parents could work.
we introduced breakfast and after school clubs so parents could work.
we had free higher education so people could better themselves.
now thanks to decades of Tories.
over 86% of social housing has gone whats left has rents pegged to 60% of the average in the area so scumlords can under cut it.
the hostels and half way houses are gone.
the homes for the elderly are priced out of reach of the families.
The NHS is being systematically dismantled or sold off, take the mental health services for example, mostly gone there is sod all left, you can go to IAPTs (a private firm) to get 6 sessions of mindfulness for your depression that comes from downloading advice from the internet, or maybe the equally bad CBT also ripped straight off the internet, then after you 6, 30 min sessions over 6 weeks you can go straight back round the system again because 6 weeks isnt enough for anyone, or you can be forced if you have the money to step off the merry go round and pay hundreds for private health (from the same companies contracted by the NHS for substandard care).
maybe we can look at the disability aids services also privatised better get fundraising 2k your medical boots cost to make that you cant walk without.
we are now pricing parents out of being able to get nurseries as they cost more then people earn. the same applies to the school clubs, where you need to earn 3 hours of wage to cover 1 hour of club.
and no one is allowed to better themselves because even the OU costs 5k+
do you see where the problem is now? and why all the wealth of this country is getting funneled upwards, if you dont you have your head in the sand deliberately.