People should be charged a £10 monthly membership fee for using the NHS, a new report says. Co-authored by former Labour health minister Lord Warner, the study called for radical changes to how the NHS is funded.
People should be charged a £10 monthly membership fee for using the NHS, according to a new report co-authored by former Labour health minister Lord Warner.
Under the proposals, published by centre-right think tank Reform, every resident would pay a "NHS membership" fee to be collected alongside council tax.
The report also recommended hotel-style charges for hospital stays, although it said that those receiving free prescriptions would be exempt from paying for services.
"It is now irresponsible to pretend to the public that current forms of taxation alone will be sufficient to provide a good quality health and care system," the report said.
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