Health Insurance Company concerned about future of NHS

Tue, 04 Sep 2007

The private health insurance company HSA have revealed that people in the UK are losing faith in the NHS and its future role in British health care.

The results were gleaned as part of the annual ‘Is the UK looking at a healthy future?’ survey. Apparently, just a third of UK citizens believe that the NHS will remain in place.

A spokesperson for health insurance firm HSA, Abby Bowman, reportedly commented: "The National Health Service has been an integral part of our culture since 1948, and it is a service towards which many of us feel fiercely loyal. However, it seems that we are no longer convinced that it will always be around to support us."

She reportedly concluded: "Perhaps it is time for the government to compensate those that purchase their own private healthcare, and who are effectively helping to take the strain off the NHS, by offering them reduced tax or National Insurance . In fact, HSA’s research also shows that 46% of people would be more likely to purchase private healthcare if it meant that their NI contributions were reduced."
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