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No I don't think you could. There would still be the question of how are you paying, they'd need to know the company and your policy number so they could process the paperwork.

Oh I think they'll always be people who abuse it, the same way people abuse the benefits system as a whole. There is also the problem of violent drunks in A&E, and that can lead to a debate about whether smokers or heavy drinkers should pay for their treatment. My own view is we have to take the...

No of course it isn't FREE, the same way as the travel vouchers on the Albion tickets aren't 'free'. But it is free at the point of delivery. You never visit your doctor and are asked "And how are you paying today?" You never have to wave your credit card at the paramedics if you've had an...

Exactly. For me and I guess most people that is the real 'red line'. Just to muddy the waters slightly my wife's an NHS nurse and for her 'internal markets' rather than privatised services are the bane of her life. She's a community nurse and she once asked her managers what they thought the...