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My anecdotal 2p is the same - Dr. who also doesn't believe much more money is needed, just an unfeasibly large amount of reorganisation to remove staff and buerocracy.
From reading up on it I think the US would benefit from a move to a Swiss model. The problem is health care is now basically a fiscal stimulus akin to burrying jars of money.
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unfeasibly large amount of reorganisation to remove staff and buerocracy
So, efficiency improvements :)
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In the UK we do need to spend more than we currently do if we are to expect a similar level of service to our European neighbours - we've dropped behind in per capita funding levels quite significantly since the Tories came to power, and at a time when demand has increased massively. No number of reorganisations will help, and the NHS has already been made a huge number of efficiency savings. There isn't really any more fat to cut away, but the Tories are demanding it any way, and everything is falling to pieces a bit as a consequence.
polarbear
kimchi
I don't think anyone would try to claim that there are no problems with the NHS, but the outcomes of single-payer healthcare provision vs. something like the American system only have one winner.
A friend of the Mrs is a Doctor and made an interesting observation - she believes that there is enough money in the NHS now, but it's simply spent very badly. However, the way to make it be spent more wisely is not to remove it, or starve the system in the short term.
Also, the progressive privatisation that we see at the moment will simply divert tax into private hands.