How I’d run the NHS - briefly

The NHS budget is about £92.6 billion or £1,500 a year per person: so for an average life that’s er.. £120,000. I'd give everyone a NHS Healthy Credit Card with that credit limit. They can buy treatments. You might like to pay for some treatments yourself, go private or top it up if needed. The budget would change the credit limit. Whether you want an cutting edge drug or a cosmetic treatment, if you’ve got a healthy balance then its ok, but if you’ve been a frequent flier and used up your balance then sorry that’s it unless you’ve made some other provision. The Government could still regulate what could be bought from the accounts and it would knock smoking and skydiving on the head.