A new NAO report concludes:
'We are concerned that the NHS may be working at the limits of a system which might break before it is again able to provide patients with care that meets standards for timeliness & accessibility';
So, the NAO suggests either the Govt. ramps up funding quicker/higher than planned, or ways must be found to reduce demand!
The humane (but long-term) way is via preventive medicine, but the short-term 'solution' will likely be explicit rationing!
h/t FT
@ChrisMayLA6 rationing in the NHS is already widespread.
For example, shared a pilot plan to ration A&E in England :
#NHS isn't "broken". Its been short-changed, starved, and shrunken. When all of primary and secondary care capacity was starved of funds and shrunk, A&E was forced to pick up the slack. Eventually, even they would give up. Behold, #NHSEngland now considering implementing "appointment only" admissions to A&E. https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/integrated-care-systems/ae-by-appointment-only-as-icb-reveals-radical-plans-for-acute-care/ #UK #England #Health #Healthcare #Labour 1/2
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