It's great to see Labour rightly condemning Farage's plans to privatise the NHS. Now they just need to have a word with their own Health Secretary. - ThreadSky

harryeccles.bsky.social • 33 days ago

It's great to see Labour rightly condemning Farage's plans to privatise the NHS.

Now they just need to have a word with their own Health Secretary.

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cheryldb.bsky.social•33 days ago

"Free at the point of use " is the phrase they keep bandying about which is code for an insurance based system.

fjfish.bsky.social•33 days ago

Usable without having to pay to get it usable at the point of use.

cheryldb.bsky.social•33 days ago

Without having to pay at the point of use because you have paid for an insurance policy before. Free is what they should be saying without any POU caveats.

juanpablodewes.bsky.social•32 days ago

It’s never been “free” though.

Where do you think the funding comes from?

We all pay for the NHS via our taxes.

cheryldb.bsky.social•32 days ago

Exactly. We already pay for it so why should we have to pay for insurance as well?

juanpablodewes.bsky.social•32 days ago

The only person who is suggesting we should have to pay insurance is Farage.

If you don’t want that, don’t support Reform.

Simples

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-nhs-wes-streeting-birmingham-labour-b1219407.html

warrenoates1.bsky.social•32 days ago

Stop lying about Labour. The Health Secretary has repeatedly said that during his time in position and with a Labour government in powr, the NHS will be protected and will always remain a public service, publicly funded and free at the point of use.

Why lie?

veeobrien.bsky.social•33 days ago

Exactly Harry!

pixie11.bsky.social•33 days ago

Streeting has been filling his boots from day one from privet health care company's, no intension in saving our NHS.

ceremonialgeek.bsky.social•32 days ago

Don't lie.

capttamagochi.bsky.social•33 days ago

Patching up the NHS year after year, with same outcome .. isn't that what every ruling party has been doing since early 2000? I'm giving Wes the benefit of a doubt that a total overhaul might change it for the better.

specificityarchives.com•33 days ago

Remember everyone, they're only doing these things now because a vote is coming up. They don't mean their condemnation - it's a trick.

damerainbowwarrior.bsky.social•33 days ago

It’ll be easier to stop Reform now.

Than it will be to stop Reform later.

https://stopreformuk.vote

Vote tactically on May 1st, this Thursday.

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nikkihack.bsky.social•33 days ago

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michaelhavard.bsky.social•33 days ago

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shane11.bsky.social•33 days ago

Why lie? Ahhh that’s right you want votes

siddunstan.bsky.social•33 days ago

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1246070/

edstupple.bsky.social•33 days ago

Using private contractors to drive down waiting lists isn’t the same as privatising

mudskipper64.bsky.social•33 days ago

The @30% the private sector is siphoning off for CEOs and shareholders would be better invested in increasing capacity in the NHS. Who picks up the pieces when it goes wrong? The NHS of course, not the private operator who caused the damage.

edstupple.bsky.social•33 days ago

Obviously it isn’t ideal, but there is a crisis that needs addressing now. Long term capacity building comes after. I assume you are pleased with the rate that waiting lists are coming down.

juanpablodewes.bsky.social•32 days ago

Yep, once of the quiet success of Labours first few months.

Waiting lists down 6 months in a row, during the coldest part of the year, while significantly increasing diagnostic tests.

A long way to go, but some encouraging early signs

markslater74.bsky.social•32 days ago

And who highlighted and complained about the extra cost of the lack of NHS capacity a few years ago? Wes Streeting - adding that large, long-term investment would be needed to increase NHS capacity to replace inefficient private provision.