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I guess this Economist article can be read in relation to this very recent quote made by Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party in the UK: "The NHS must r

I guess this Economist article can be read in relation to this very recent quote made by Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party in the UK: "The NHS must reform to survive" [1], where "reform" of course that means more privatisation. If you look at it through that prism you can better understand how come some people have started talking about "productivity" when it comes to the health system. The peace dividend dying off also doesn't help, you've got to get the a lot more money for the military from somewhere, so it's either from education or healthcare (or from both). [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64279654 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64279654

philjohn 4y ago
Except some of the reforms being discussed by Labour are things like finally doing away with GP's being employed by private practices and instead employed by the NHS. The last reforms, after the Con/Lib coalition came to power, which split the NHS up into clinical commissioning groups is where a lot of blame has to be put (along with not keeping funding to the level required). From centralised purchasing giving economies of scale, to each CCG doing their own purchasing, and lots of duplication of roles across the whole country.