If there are general practicioners in the private market in the UK, that means their patients pay for the NHS and also for the private GP, thus double charging.

If there are general practicioners in the private market in the UK, that means their patients pay for the NHS and also for the private GP, thus double charging. Particularly with your primary care provider, continuity is important in medical care, not everything is replaceable like a cog. > Given that we spend less money on healthcare than countries that do have healthcare “on the open market” like you suggest, I’d say this is a system that obviously works. Sorry but this is a ludicrous claim. Argentina spends 2% less of GDP than the UK, and 70% of its care is private. And not only that, it gives free healthcare services to other countries, including organ transplants.