Abstract
Is the Health Service on sale? The recent anxieties around Brexit and politicising of the NHS is not new. But, does it tell us the true story about how we can genuinely deliver healthcare service that is free for all at the point of access? With a budgetary spend of nearly 30% and ever increasing life expectancy, we will continue to face the challenge of funding health service as it exists today and for coming generations.1
Highlights
Is the Health Service on sale? The recent anxieties around Brexit and politicising of the NHS is not new. Does it tell us the true story about how we can genuinely deliver healthcare service that is free for all at the point of access? With a budgetary spend of nearly 30% and ever increasing life expectancy, we will continue to face the challenge of funding health service as it exists today and for coming generations.[1]
Let’s take a look at the evolution of healthcare in UK ever since the NHS was born on 5th July 1948
At the time it was a fundamental shift that allowed access to free healthcare to all and was no longer a privilege of the few. It had three key pillars or ‘tripartite system’ which comprised of the hospital services, primary care and community services
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Whilst it made healthcare accessible to all, the financial strains were felt within a few years. Shipra Singh Krishna MD MRCOG, Consultant Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist, Founder Director, London IVF and Genetics Centre shipra@londonivfandgenetics.co.uk Privatisation of NHS: When did it truly start?
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