Healthwatch offers (yet) more evidence of the emergence (actually, the engineering) of a two tier health system, with increased use of the private secure (by those who can afford it) to avoid long(er) waiting lists for treatment.

As I've note before, successive health secretaries (and Govt.s) have engineered a crisis in the NHS with the intent of expanding the cherry-picking of treatment by private providers.

This isn't a policy bug, its a feature!

#NHS #health
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4892wnv2zo

People turn to private health care to beat long NHS waits, says watchdog

The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise.

BBC News
@ChrisMayLA6 This is intolerable and leaving uninsurable patients with med conditions TERRIFIED! Those most in need will DIE because they can't afford healthcare!!! Write to your MP and Wes Streeting. We will not vote for this!!! #TakeBackOurHealthcare #PutPatientsFirst #PrivateIsNotHealthcare