Why has the National Health Service failed the elderly?
You said: Personally, I think the solution for the National Health Service is that whilst there’s nothing inherently wrong with health care being collectively paid for, it should not be done so out of general taxation but rather a “health tax” paid direct to the NHS unless, that is, an individual or individual household, decided they’d rather opt out and go the private route. That way competition would be introduced – and if true – standards would rise. Nathaniel R Hawking, London The National Health Service is underfunded and there is no way that any government could give enough. Taxes would have to go higher than people would want to pay. The only way would be to privatise it and then the insurance would move the prices up. People would have no choice but we would get a system of real quallity. Frank Lay, Bracknell When is this, or indeed, any future government going to realise the only way forward for the health care of this nation, is for it to be government organised and NOT solel
