It wouldn’t be a bad idea if we paid for GP appointments?

[Babybear260]

I’m no economist or politician but it occurred to be that if everyone (or the majority of the populn excluding students, under 18,s , pensioners and very low income households) paid, I don’t know ~£5 every time they saw a GP, could that improve the NHS?

I know many, many people that spend twice that a week on lattes and cappuccinos (including myself) so I wonder whether if the majority of the population could stump £5 per appointment it would help?? Because most people aren’t seeing GP’s weekly so surely people wouldn’t mind contributing?

sure people have thought of this before and there must be a reason why it wouldn’t work because obviously if if did, it would be an option.

As presumably anyone who gets a prescription exemption would also get an exemption for paying for the GP appointment charge…

I'd be interested to know this too (i.e. what happens if someone can't afford the £115).

I'm having to see mine weekly at the moment.
For regular tests and appointments and random scans.
I dread to think how much it would cost if we didn't have the NHS and I was reliant on being able to afford insurance or something like that.

Omg no
That would mean higher taxes for lay abouts who don't contribute.

Repeat offender 🤣
Rat?!
Fucking delight who gets off on being a dickhead online to other people
or a bot
Or someone who is fortunate enough to not have any health issues or is a little rich shit that doesn't care about others, I'm alright Jack mentality
or someone who isn't actually in the UK but feels the need to stick their oar in anyway
Or maybe a combination of those, who knows

Ok, you're on the wind up
Best off ignored.

It's the truth. Pay more
Let me guess u can't work full time??

I work over 40 hours a week full time.
No benefits at all, I don't claim anything.
Not that it's anything to do with you.

You probably pay your fair share then. I apologise.

Sorry, my friend who opening tells me she can't be arsed working and is having a break gets more money doing nothing and is always going on about how the government should raise taxes etc

Let me guess - you're lucky enough not to have chronic illness which requires daily medication and monitoring? You're probably also lucky enough to have never been told by your consultant that they have no idea whats going on and you're constantly going for tests some of which are painful

Some of you need to check your privilege

Based on what, exactly?

I think the people who don't show up are more likely to be vulnerable, people with memory problems, scared people, depression sufferers, people with high stress levels, etc. It's important to keep the door open for those patients as some of them are the most in need.