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Not a fan in the sense that I have, or pay for access to a private medical scheme. Would I like to be? Yes, but that is different argument. I do have relatives in a number of other nations where the health service is better at providing a service, faster, to a higher standard, in a cleaner environment and without spending such a vast amount of money.
I honestly believe that we need to look at how the NHS is run, managed, paid for and yes I do think one of the options is that you should pay for any treatment first but then you are reimbursed for LEGITIMATE operations/treatment. It would cut out the ineligible, the malingerers and time-wasters and it works very well in a number of European nations. I just think that £110 billion per year is more than this nation can afford and, therefore, we have to think differently.
Hope your mum makes a swift recovery though.