Health is more expensive than any money. When we get sick and even money suddenly does not help us, it's a huge misfortune. We must remember this. And maybe God will help us sometimes.
That's why we need to ease the burden on NHS - we need to transfer the easy tasks to the private sector and have the private sector come in as adjacent to NHS. For easy and most common problems, people could just use the private sector easily if they had a cheap £20-£30 monthly insurance(cheaper than their smartphone monthly instalment).
Sadly that is still unaffordable for many living in poverty. I know I'd struggle to pay that amount each month. I'm on the disability benefit as well to give you context. After rent and bills there is barely £50 left a week, there's no way I'd waste £20-30 on a mobile plan because that 50 now has to go to food, transportation to hospital appointments, potentially medical devices or unforseen circumstances for example I'm currently saving for a new pressure cuff for my heart monitor. Putting aside money each week for a monthly medical bill while doable would seriously impact my budget. Things like a trip to see my loved ones on Xmas, a trip to the cinema or to have dinner out or even a cheap take away suddenly become even harder to access. The NHS is free at the point of service meaning there may be costs further down the line but while you are being treated you won't have to worry about money. If we made the system more like America it winds up costing the government more in the long run as people will wait longer to go in for assessments/to be seen by a Dr if they are paying out of pocket. This means that if an illness is caught while in the early stages it may cost a small amount to treat or even cure vs a much higher cost. Things like cancer, liver and kidney diseases, heart disease, mental health, neurological disorders, diabetes.... I could go on but those are the basics. The NHS's budget has not seen an appropriate increase to even meet inflation. This is the change that needs to happen. I expect there is places to cut costs like you suggested, especially now the UK has left the EU it can source medical equipment to a cheaper option if needed. The burden to make the decisions should be on the government to adequately finance and manage its assets.
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Health is more expensive than any money. When we get sick and even money suddenly does not help us, it's a huge misfortune. We must remember this. And maybe God will help us sometimes.
That's why we need to ease the burden on NHS - we need to transfer the easy tasks to the private sector and have the private sector come in as adjacent to NHS.
For easy and most common problems, people could just use the private sector easily if they had a cheap £20-£30 monthly insurance(cheaper than their smartphone monthly instalment).
Sadly that is still unaffordable for many living in poverty. I know I'd struggle to pay that amount each month. I'm on the disability benefit as well to give you context. After rent and bills there is barely £50 left a week, there's no way I'd waste £20-30 on a mobile plan because that 50 now has to go to food, transportation to hospital appointments, potentially medical devices or unforseen circumstances for example I'm currently saving for a new pressure cuff for my heart monitor. Putting aside money each week for a monthly medical bill while doable would seriously impact my budget. Things like a trip to see my loved ones on Xmas, a trip to the cinema or to have dinner out or even a cheap take away suddenly become even harder to access.
The NHS is free at the point of service meaning there may be costs further down the line but while you are being treated you won't have to worry about money.
If we made the system more like America it winds up costing the government more in the long run as people will wait longer to go in for assessments/to be seen by a Dr if they are paying out of pocket.
This means that if an illness is caught while in the early stages it may cost a small amount to treat or even cure vs a much higher cost. Things like cancer, liver and kidney diseases, heart disease, mental health, neurological disorders, diabetes.... I could go on but those are the basics.
The NHS's budget has not seen an appropriate increase to even meet inflation. This is the change that needs to happen. I expect there is places to cut costs like you suggested, especially now the UK has left the EU it can source medical equipment to a cheaper option if needed. The burden to make the decisions should be on the government to adequately finance and manage its assets.