I’m a doctor, trust me!
An interesting statistic that recently came to light when Hospital Doctor polled their readership was that fully 33% of medics had private health insurance, preferring to be treated privately and not by the NHS.
That is a very interesting figure when you realise that the BMA (the doctors union) have been campaigning for years to keep private providers away from the NHS. You can only draw one conclusion from this behaviour; the stated reason for their rejection of anything private in the NHS is a lie. Why are they prepared to lie about this? Competition. Interestingly, the unions have convinced many people that they should not be subjected to competition in healthcare. They continually point the finger at the United States and say look what has happened there do we want that? They fail, understandably, to point out that France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, and many other European states have competition in healthcare. Most of these countries would be considered far more liberal than us. In France fully 40% of healthcare is provided by the private sector and outcomes there, cleanliness, respect for the patient all leave us far behind.
No matter what smoke screen the defenders of the status quo can create. The truth behind he creation of such an effective screen is solely based on self-preservation at the expense of the patient and our quality of care.
If the NHS is such a wonderful system then why would doctors 1. Have to have insurance, and 2. Worry about competition. The choice would be clear wouldn’t it? It sure does seem clear to the doctors!
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