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Originally Posted by cashman
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New Labour started privatisation in 1999(they said it was to create 'choice and competition'). In 13 years they privatised 4.3%, in 5 years the ConDems privatised another 1.7%.
So there's not a lot of difference in them, is there?
Remember who gave the GP's a 30% rise on condition they
stopped providing night and weekend cover? The economics of madness(or incompetence). How much does night and weekend cover cost the NHS, if you can get it? That's why A&E is overwhelmed.
Don't forget your GP surgery is a private company, the partners own the practice, claim from the NHS and the profit they make is theirs(on top of their private patients). Your dentist is a private company, claims for its NHS patients(if it takes any) keeps the profits and gives a much better service to its private patients but charges them a fortune.
Still can't see why a non profit organisation(the NHS) can't do it cheaper than a private company- inefficiency, incompetence, over staffed, too many empire builders,paying over the odds for materials, equipment and medicines?