The former health secretary has suggested the NHS should swap hefty waiting times with means-tested fees, looking to countries including Ireland, Norway and Sweden as possible models.
Mr Javid proposed that the NHS should replace making people wait with means-tested fees, while"protecting those on low incomes".Advertisement
"This conversation will not be easy, but it can help the NHS ration its finite supply more effectively." The Bromsgrove MP, who will not stand at the next election, highlighted Ireland's"nominal" 75 euro fees for going to an injury unit without a referral, and £20 fees for GP appointments in Norway and Sweden as possible models."Too often the appreciation for the NHS has become a religious fervour and a barrier to reform," the Bromsgrove MP also said.
"We need to shake off the constraints of political discourse and start having a grown-up, hard-headed conversation about alternatives."His proposal comes amid increased calls for an overhaul of the NHS, and not just from within the Tory party."In recent elections, the left has given a lot of people the impression the answer to everything is to pour more money in.
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