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Originally Posted by Hugh

So why don't we try a different model, like the French or German ones?

Because people will scream "privatisation", when in fact, the models are a mixture of public, private not-for-profit, and private. As long as the service is free at the point of use, which was the original NHS maxim, who cares how it is delivered.

Anything but the USA model, which is the biggest cause of bankruptcy for that country.

The NHS needs rebuilding from the ground up. It would be a mammoth task for any Government to take on and probaibly encounter massive resistance.