Rejected petition Debate in the House of Commons whether NHS funding will be subject to an inquiry

There has been a proposal to look at alternative funding for the NHS including through insurance and charges. If this change were made it would signal the end of the NHS as it is intended, free at the point of access to all, regardless of ability to pay.

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http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3971

The CEO of NHS England is a U.S. Privatisation expert

The health secretary Jeremy Hunt wrote a paper in 2005 advocating the dismantling of the NHS

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Date submitted 16 March 2016
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