Believe me these days I am rarely amazed at state incompetency……………….the fallout from the Rotherham grooming scandal provided a decent indication of how the “care” system in this country works.
Your second point neatly encapsulates the problem we have in this country with open and honest debate...
Sure, as with most matters the devil is in the detail, as a cross party parliamentary document made public it is an insight into the workings of Govt.
In short because no one monitors who accesses the NHS it is not possible to state what the cost to the British tax payer is, however there is...
Jacqueline Bishop and Professor Thomas have some interesting things to say about he NHS too.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmpublic/immigration/131029/am/131029s01.htm
The demand on the NHS these days is unprecedented...............it's not just as simple as funding.