The NHS drifting away from universal care? Slowly, but surely:
Nigel Edwards, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said: “We need to confront the reality that if the public do not want cost to be a factor in NHS decisions than they may have to prepared to pay more in order to have every treatment funded.”
Similar Posts:
- What doctors should expect with health care reform
- Rationing health care by waiting times, or by cost
- Medical decision making is influenced by patients, lawsuits, and money
KevinMD.com on Facebook
{ 2 comments }
Nigel Edwards is a lobbyist and has no actual ability to change NHS policy no matter what his title. From the same article:
“The government rejected limiting NHS services, and said change had to result in a better service for patients.”
NHS services are already severely limited in the form of wait lists that can last months and even years. Surgeries that we enjoy over here with minimal waits are considered elective over there in the UK. Surgery for urinary incontinence, for example, is considered elective and requires being listed on long wait lists. I guess Kimberly-Clark does some good business over there selling their depends diapers.
Comments on this entry are closed.