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Originally Posted by Damien
The NHS probably does need more money though. Ageing population and ever-developing new treatments can help. It's not like its funding is especially high compared to other European nations who'll also face these problems.
https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm
We're about average.
Reform could well be needed but the funding question will remain. |
Hiving services off to a private sector is a problem. Particularly when they then sue for not getting the contract. - This is a huge waste of NHS money and needs to be stopped.
The staffing shortage will continue and get worse with Brexit, until we can train enough of our own Doctors & Nurses, which will be some years away. Then the problem will be keeping them.