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Privatisation of the NHS

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olllsss · 21/07/2020 16:37

Thoughts?

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FlibbertyGiblets · 21/07/2020 16:38

Link? And your thoughts too, please. Smile

prh47bridge · 21/07/2020 18:31

My thought is that this is something Labour has accused the Conservatives of constantly for decades and yet somehow it hasn't been privatised yet. It is on a par with their "24 hours to save the NHS" calls during election campaigns. The Conservatives have been in power for over half the time the NHS has existed and yet, somehow, they haven't destroyed it yet despite constant claims by Labour that they are going to.

There have always been areas of healthcare that are delivered by the private sector - dentistry, opticians and chemists, for example. I don't agree with those who insist that the NHS shouldn't use the private sector for anything.

For me, I don't have any ideological objection to services being provided by businesses. What matters is that the service remains free at the point of use, the cost to the taxpayer is no more than it would be with a public sector provider and the quality of care is at least as good as with a public sector provider. If those goals are met I don't personally care whether the service is provided by the public sector, the private sector or the third sector.

cdtaylornats · 21/07/2020 21:16

I first voted in 1979 and Labour were saying the NHS would be privatised by the Tories back then and have said that continually since.

The closest it's come to it is currently under the SNP and when Labour had its PFI insanity.

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