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Should people who pay the basic rate of income tax be prioritised on NHS waiting lists?
The NHS waiting list in England stands at around 7.3 million cases with a median wait of nearly 12 weeks. Current prioritisation focuses on clinical urgency, with recent efforts also targeting deprived areas and ethnic groups facing longer waits. Proposals to link access to tax paid or income level have surfaced in debates about funding pressures and fairness, but the NHS remains free at the point of use for all legal residents funded through general taxation.
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The NHS should continue to treat people based on how medically urgent their condition is, not their income or tax bill.
No reason why. Medical staff should decide about urgency individual cases not tax rates or other financial conditions.
They are actively contributing to the economy. If these workers fall out of contributing then there will be less being paid into the NHS.