Should there be more or less privatisation of the NHS?

I am satisfied with the current amount of privatisation

Insurance based

Less, and all public services should be in public hands.

I think the NHS should be turned into a company owned by the government it gives the government one less reason to tax people and the people who are paying are the ones using it and instead of full privatisation it still gives the government a level of control

Neither, but rather a nationalised pricing structure for all services (excluding national emergency's, such as COVID), to avoid inflated prices through private ownership. However individuals in dire circumstances can qualify for free healthcare.

Maintain the same but allow vouchers for private health care for individuals who wait to long to be seen

The NHS should be a Public Health Service, though parts of it can be privatised to prevent it being in the wrong hands

It's not a question of more or less privatisation it's a question of reforming the NHS to be better run

Less, we should not deny thoes who need help through privatisation, as it is said in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

There should be a balance that ensures the availability of sufficient healthcare for all but if certain people want to go private then go for it.

Less and reduce any inefficiencies or ask for people to pay a slight fee to slightly cover the cost of medical bills

There shouldn't be privatisation of the NHS, but we shouldn't shut down ideas that can reform the NHS due to fears of privatisation

nationalize where it can increase quality and reduce costs, and privatize when the opposite is the case

Completely abolish the NHS and give the tax money that the NHS costs back to the people and replace it with a very good healthcare system that cost money

No privatiation of the health service unless we go to the French model where it is all provate but the government pays the bill.

everyone should have access to private health care but the wealthier should be able to pay for the best health care

Less, but only privatise those that will improve quality and reduce costs, but those who cant afford treatment should be able to use all NHS services for free.

More, research and development should be left to private companies whereas surgery and prescriptions should be public sector workers.

Less, and demand a nationalisation for all health services across the UK, and give them the same powers as the NHS.

I think they should offer private NHS appointments to people who need them and not just to the rich or middle class

Certain things should be private, such as paying to quit smoking. Why should individuals get free treatment for poor life style choices? Drugs especially for instance.

Needs reform to base it on systems that work better like other european countries that have free healthcare.

It doesn't matter to me how privatised the NHS is. Only its effectiveness and being free on the point of delivery.

Only initially at the administrative and supply chain level - not medical staff - and the service providers should be regularly audited and highly accountable.

Less, only when it can increase quality while reducing costs, also foster the development of health cooperatives

Maintain the current balance, but provide vouchers for private services for people in dire need of treatment, mental or physical.

Have a mix of privatisation and nationalisation and allocate each one based on which place would need one of them for more efficency

Non-govt, non-private control of national infrastructure with workplace insurance for treatment top-up

Push private companies to build more private hospitals with reasonable pricing to elevate pressure of the NHS and tax those hospitals and reinvest that money Into both the NHS and other public services.

To a certain extent yes, but must be strictly governed with those failing being brought to book whether the medical staff or those administering them.

I support the complete nationalisation of the NHS, not of all health services. Unless I misunderstood what that meant.

Contractual arrangements between public and private should be improved, the question of more or less is less relevant

Remove the taxes for NHS, increase monthly income for tax payers, and have tax payers decide to go private or public, similar to the U.S

The NHS should be allowed to charge for certain procedures rather than hand over the revenue to private providers.

The NHS provides too many unnecessary services and should go back to basics and be free at the point of use. It needs less money and more focus

We need to assess where the money that is going into the NHS is going and make sure we keep our beloved NHS how it is!

Keep it public, but end free access for non citizens. citizens on high incomes should also be required to contribute a proportional percentage of their treatment costs, but low enough to compete with private options where possible.

The NHS should be effectively run as a business - based on patent care and service delivered rather than cost savings

Less, but the NHS needs significant reform. Less managers and more front line staff- doctors and nurses.

Hard to answer. Pros and cons for both. Health should not be inaccessible...but it's also inaccessible with it being '"free" and over-whelmed.

There shouldn’t be from a morale viewpoint, but I see no other option to improve efficiency both internally and from the pov of the general public’s access to appointments etc

Implementation of deposit system for GP and community services to prevent frequent non-attenders. Return 90% of deposit if attends.

Neither should stay as it is and possibly raise the % to 15%. Stop staff and visitors and patients from paying for their parking

The NHS is no longer fit for purpose. It requires restructuring to remove unnecessary cost and resource burdens. Those on higher incomes should pay a minimal amount at the point of entry.

NHS should be made available to UK citizens, Privatised to those who have came over from another country.

Don't privatise it and increase the amount of Doctors and nurses available for those who can't afford to go private

Behaviour-related national insurance contributions that increase with harmful behaviours like smoking, and decrease with good behaviours like physical activity.

The NHS should be free for everyone earning under £80,000 a year.
People earning more than £80,000 a year should get mandatory 'full-cover' private insurance, paid as gross salary sacrifice via their employer. However, this should only be introduced in combination with a Government imposed cap on full-cover premiums that all health insurance companies have to comply with, not to exceed 3% of the employee's gross income per year.

Unless you are going to pay for the education of NHS workers and increase their wages how on earth can they act in such a private way. Private entity’s are considerably more funded therefore they are majority to prove better at their jobs because they have been given privately funded education and resources

I don't believe more or less is the answer. Private healthcare is available in various forms to those who can afford it. All efforts regarding the NHS should be towards funding the construction of new hospitals and GP surgeries, and hiring more staff with a focus on A&E departments.

Should be nationalised but charge for citizens who deliberately abuse their health by smoking, drinking excessively or eat poor diets

Stop making NHS cuts and put some more money and training into it and put the roles back in that were taken away, stop letting it run with skeleton staff and stop making cuts in a service already under strain and instead take money from the crooked politicians, the ones that partied during covid etc and put that money directly into NHS

Add fees for walk in centers, to take strain off waiting times for those who actually need/ have critical conditions

Free up individuals who can pay to be able to pay for private healthcare by making it more accessible

I don’t have a preference on whether it’s privatised but only on a reduction in wait times and whichever path leads to fewer unnecessary deaths even if that results in greater costs.

The NHS has always been private to a degree, with for example GP practices having contracts to provide services to the NHS.

There needs to be a complete overhaul of the NHS, with a system adopted similar to that of our European neighbours like France and Germany

Basic frontline services are already privatisation. GPS/Dentists/Opticians. Address that issue first

Less, and privatisation should be made to be openly transparent. We should also hold the public/patients more accountable for their own health.

Put more funds into the NHS and make the senior management accountable for the funds, To many back handers. The NHS is @ breaking point , bring back the Old style matrons

There should be Deposits of a certain value to placed on an appointment - Lets say £10 to secure an appointment with the doctor, if the person then requires paracetamol or ibuprofen they don't get the deposit back. Reduce the number of time wasters saturating the NHS, Same principle for A&E

I think it’s very dependent on a lot of things. I don’t believe everyone should automatically get free health care.

I would prefer an opt in/out of service where emergency care is provided. I would propose that staff can't mix their employer.

Innovate the NHS to be a preventative healhcare system and put money into anti ageing. change the food system to a healthy one

Charges should be made if ambulances are called out inappropriately and daily charges to stay in hospital

The nhs should start to focus on essential care and not specialist areas which should be privatised.

A team of people need to be set up to go around all the trusts in the NHS with the aim of designing a cohesive system that can be design with with the eventual aim of migrating every trust onto the same systems. This would involve compromise but all the trusts have different systems and suppliers and ways of doing things that doesn’t work effectively. There should be section 151 officers to maintain proper accountability to control spending. There are too many people creaming off the top. Surgeons should either work solely for the NHS or be a consultant. Not moonlight between both roles

Less but invest more on the NHS so that it may run just as effectively, if not more, than private healthcare sectors

The NHS should be given the resources and funding it needs and deserves - especially after saving it during Covid

There is a balance to be had. Privatising to save costs will devalue the staff. Profit will always win over employees. There are some areas that would benefit from privatisation but this should be carefully managed.

People like myself who are disabled with rare conditions can’t afford the PRIVATE SERVICE. The doctors who specialise in my condition are PRIVATE I can’t afford it.

There should be less privatisation unless for the use of reducing waiting lists for urgent care (surgeries/mental health)

NHS to be operated as a business, whilst overseen via experienced advisors & central Government. Increasing efficiences and reducing waste.

Allow a private sector to build to reduce strain while maintaining higher wages/better benefits to stop medics abandoning the NHS

NHS is no longer fit for purpose it needs to be broken up and re-established to make it more effective

If you go private you pay for the treatment throughout the problem even if getting medication from GP

I think it should privatise certain areas, not ones where people who have long term health conditions can't be seen unless they go private

Less but there should still be private healthcare facilities for those who choose to use them and can afford it.

Two tier system with free NHS for lower income and a contribution scheme for higher earners like Australia

Less, but there has to be a massive reform and the government has to invest more into providing quality care and not cutting costs everywhere

Less, if contracts are given to 3rd parties to run they have to meet strict criteria and reasonable goals to hold their contract

More, if this will aid NHS waiting times and those who need to seek NHS attention. Private healthcare should have a universal or aligned rate across the board to ensure a fair approach to health. Government Insurance scheme to help aid those moving from NHS to private through supporting businesses

NHS requires full rebuild and audit of expenditure. Should continue to be funded through taxation and be free at the point of use.

Manage it properly without the need for privatisation. Foreigners should pay for NHS treatment via holiday/visitor insurance.

Neutral. The NHS is not a single organisation but many smaller ones. It isn't working and needs significant change in how it operates to future proof. The privatisation question detracts from this bigger issue

The front facing service itself should be public. Research can and should be privatised where advantageous.

Outsource services with huge backlogs for appointments and operation waiting times. Bring back into NHS control once the service is back on track

I think there should be a good mix, for those that are able to access private healthcare through the workplace etc then saving the NHS for children, elderly and low income families etc

Provide the NHS additional funds to outsource to specialist private healthcare services where nhs shortages or lack of nhs service are in place

Introduce a system similar to France whereby those who can afford to pay more towards healthcare do so to reduce the strain on services needed by those who cannot afford to pay

Radically reduce administration, woke agenda and non-essential medical care (radically reduce mental health care).

Everyone can make an extra contribution a month to help the NHS eg how much can you donate this month to your NHS or set up a dd for NHS based on what we can afford.

No but A government discount program should be placed so people have easier access to private healthcare

The question is ambiguous. What parts of the NHS are privatised ? The NHS needs to be completely overhauled to improve efficiency.

What the NHS is, and does needs reconsidering, and openly debating. i.e. who is getting all the money?

Whilst the NHS is suffering, I have had no alternative but to pay private. Unless there are significant improvements I have very low confidence in the CURRENT NHS

All the conversations around the NaHA are irrelevant in isolation. The following needs to be determined as resolved
1) what is the NHS for? It can not be everything to everyone
2) the aging population and demand for NHS keeps increasing therefore more guidelines of use need to be implemented.
3) NHS procurement policy is ridiculously inefficient and costly. It is an easy fix for a business trail of thought to reduce costs by approximately 50% if not more. Ie. Ward matrons could simply order from Amazon
All visitors to the country and relatives (non British passport holders) of even British passport holders need to pay for the services. The British passport holder needs to be accountable for payment, including giving birth

If people want to pay for private services and can afford it, let them, if it reduces the NHS waiting lists, great

Change to a health fund system as in Israel with contributions based on income & free to those on low incomes