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Originally Posted by Hugh
Alan, the NHS year on year has had more money and resources - in fact, the NHS budget in 2003 was £67 billion, and in 2013 will be £125 billion, which is nearly doubling in 10 years.
When would be the right time to reform?
As long as services are free at the point of need, why does it matter who supplies them?
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It matters because something has to give when profits are involved.
To a private company its profits > everything else. They have to think of the bottom line first. Especially if its a shareholder owned company.
Private healthcare is ok when the rich are the customers because they will pay the premium needed to get good healthcare and for the company to make their profit. But when it has to supply to millions of poor people the margins will drop and they will cost cut.
The 125 billion budget isnt the problem, we were simply correcting the fact the nhs was so under funded under the previous tory government. It is still less funded than other developed countries as a % of GDP.
The waste that occurs in the NHS I would expect alot of it is private contractors milking the NHS knowing its funded by the government. Its common practice for private companies to think they hit the jackpot whenever government money is involved.