weaknesess of NHS design

weaknesess of NHS design

1. failed to predict economic costs

   • had to impose prescription charges

2. national sickness service

   • dr fix all approach adopted
     • cure rather than prevention

3. resources spent on hospital care rather than community and preventative sevices

4. resources were unequally shared between hospitals and regions

   • led to unequal distribution of good health around the country

5. uneven distrubution of funds in the hospital

   • acute services got the most funding

6. racial discrimination and sexism

7. seperation of health and social care

8. private practice in NHS lead to 2-tiered system

9. all of these led to a lack of equality and accessibility

10. G.P'S gate keepers of the NHS

11. lack democratic responsibility