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Re:Saying Thank You to the NHS, Using Clojure
by gvjddbnvdrbv on Monday May 04, 2020 @01:11PM
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We don't want to add the terrible combination of cost cutting together overhead and waste of the private sector to our public services.
Interesting that you seem to imply that the private sector is the one with overhead issues...
Re:Saying Thank You to the NHS, Using Clojure
by nicoburns on Monday May 04, 2020 @01:34PM
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Yes... the NHS has some of the lowest per capita healthcare costs of any comparable health service. And so far all attempts to bring in private finance have lead to spiralling costs.
That's not to say the NHS has no efficiency issues. It's the 5th largest employer in the world. Of course it has efficiency issues. But there's little evidence that making it private would improve things.
Mixing private with public does lead to spiralling costs. To me it seems like a system such as the one in Germany offers good outcomes at a reasonable price, while not denying anyone care.
> NHS incorporating a significant private component.
We already have a significant private component, and it's piss poor. Look at all the scandals in Priory Group, or Cygnet, or similar.
See also the numbers of private providers in the CQC recent inspections that were inadequate:
https://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/all?f%5B0%5D=im_field...
Virgin is seeking to privatize the NHS, and the group has Virgin Care, which is one of the largest private care providers contracted by the NHS. Naturally, Virgin Care pays no corporation tax -- Richard Branson has an allergy to tax, and doctors and politicians have so far not found a cure.