Reply To: Nearly 6000 ‘died due to hospital wait’

[alanjjohnstone]

Sajid Javid, former health secretary, said “extending the contributory principle” and patients should be charged for GP appointments and A&E visits.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/20/sajid-javid-calls-for-patients-to-pay-for-gp-and-ae-visits

NHS should be replaced by means-tested fees, while “protecting those on low incomes”.

Ireland’s “nominal” €75 (£66) fee for attending an injury unit without a referral, and £20 fees charged for GP appointments in Norway and Sweden as possible models.