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Originally Posted by Hugh
You missed the bit out about the currently 30 year old doctor living (on average) until they are about 90 (having retired at 68), with a one in five chance of living until they are 100 (according to the Guardian) - how should this be funded? |
Pay them an international salary, dispose of any connection to the welfare state and let them self fund their own pensions with no governmental interference.
Only one problem with that though as was outlined by a specialist surgeon who left these shores for sunnier climes. He was earning just under £100K in London and had the choice of the USA, Middle East or Australia at 300, 350 and 250K sterling equivalent respectively. He moved to Australia where of course he will self fund.
My point is that it is the package, including pensions which makes up the shortfall in what the NHS pay. Dilute out the end part of the package and the entire deal is not very good at all.
I am persistently bemused by your age projections. Straight line graph predictions so beloved by those with a point to make (like politicians) are no better than crystal balls. The reality of health and life expectancy guestimates surround us every time we are out in public.
We, as a nation, have a weight problem bordering on epidemic which as sure as night follows day will lead hundreds of thousands into diabetes type 2 clinics.
I personally was looking borderline (risk diabetes 2) but rapidly pulled back to a healthy BMI and averted the bullet. We all may think we are healthy as we get older but reality can meet hope with a large dose of nasty surprises when time has taken its toll. The irony is that most never have a clue that anything may be going wrong and given the fact that I am not in a healthy BMI by much, I guess many either do not know about BMI or couldn't care.