The NHS at 75: the current crisis is not unintended

Salisbury quotes Nye Bevan: “No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.”1I’m proud to have dedicated my working life to a national health service that has ensured that every single person, regardless of their background, has access to world class healthcare. We in the UK live in an anomalous bubble which is a desirable outlier on the global stage—here, the right to health is not a privilege but a human right. Although access to healthcare provision may be free at the point of need, long waiting lists and delays have meant that patients have ended up paying either through loss of income or in pain and suffering.I may be a doctor, but first and foremost I am a citizen, a person, and potential patient. I understand that a moment spent in pain can feel like an eternity and…
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