All those that talk of having the option of going private and having the NHS tax opt out don’t have a clue .
The vast majority of staff in private healthcare were trained by the NHS .
In an accident or emergency how are you going to arrange your initial treatment or transportation?
I don’t know of any private ambulance services that come anywhere near the standards of NHS units .
I know some rescue units from motorsports that are excellent at what they do but the vast majority of their staff are NHS employees doing the work on a voluntary basis. Armed forces medical services are excellent but are more and more entwined with the NHS and many of the front line medics are NHS staff in the Territorial Army or forces auxiliary services on deployment.
If private medical services were truly independent of the the NHS the cost of training and research would certainly push the cost out of the reach of all but the very wealthy then add in all the parts of the service that is not viable as a profit maker .
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