Will health service become private

Mon, 07 Jul 2008

According to a survey by the British Medical Association, around half those surveyed believe that the National Health Service will stop being free at point of treatment. Over 50 per cent indicated that within a decade they were expecting to have to pay for NHS treatment .

On the 60th Anniversary of the health service, it appears that public confidence in the free, universal NHS is faltering. The poll reports indicate that the public are growing pessimistic about the wider economy and how this has affected the NHS.

The report also unveiled interesting findings relating to private top-ups of NHS services. Private medical insurance companies could potentially capitalise on this situation, offering policies that cover treatment unavailable on the NHS.
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