Quote from: Tony Baloney on April 19, 2024, 07:51:21 PMQuote from: tyrone08 on April 19, 2024, 06:44:38 PMThe simple solution is to run the nhs as if it were a private hospital i.e run it efficiently.People yap about management in the NHS as if doctors and nurses should be managing an annual budget of £180 billion and 1.5 million employees. It has to be managed as a business.
Increasing funding for GPs to reduce the strain on a&e. Alot of people use the a&e because they cant get a gp appointment.
Bring in a surcharge for using a&e for non emergencies say a £50. A&Es should only be used for acutal emergencies i.e broken bones, life threatening emergencies etc.
Increase healthy eating and health awareness in schools from primary school up. Uk and Ireland eating habits are horrible compared to almost every eu country.
The above would sort most of the issues
There's already a multitude of non medical personnel in the health service. Accountants, HR, organisational development, project managers, IT,estate services, information governance etc.
I'm not sure there's a fix for this no matter how much money you throw at it. When it's free it's always going to be open to abuse. I agree, a £50 surcharge for non emergency cases in S&P would stripe out a lot of the malingerers.