07-05-13, 07:07 PM
In an effort to get this debate off the protective clothing thread which has nothing to do with banning people from the NHS I thought I'd ask the question:
Who would you ban from using the NHS?
My list is below
Anyone who is a non UK resident
Anyone requiring cosmetic surgery for vanity reasons only - this DOES NOT include reconstructive surgery
Pretty much that's it, I'd like to add smokers, obese people, the feckless, the people who have been in the country 5 minutes but have UK residency BUT... I can't, morally everyone is entitled to treatment, I can only justify refusal on the two grounds above, when I travel I have insurance, when I wanted my teeth sorted I paid out of my own pocket - I lead by example.
Who would you ban from using the NHS?
My list is below
Anyone who is a non UK resident
Anyone requiring cosmetic surgery for vanity reasons only - this DOES NOT include reconstructive surgery
Pretty much that's it, I'd like to add smokers, obese people, the feckless, the people who have been in the country 5 minutes but have UK residency BUT... I can't, morally everyone is entitled to treatment, I can only justify refusal on the two grounds above, when I travel I have insurance, when I wanted my teeth sorted I paid out of my own pocket - I lead by example.