NHS in the UK should take a step back and look at the inefficiencies of the current system and the possible adverse effects of the planned reforms. The King’s Fund stated the government’s reforms could worsen the financial deficits, but the Department of Health says these reforms could help address the problem. Where do the current inadequacies and inefficiencies lie? Before fixing the problems, they should locate the problem.
Dealing with hospital failure do put patients, as well as doctors, at risk for lower quality of care. The planned reforms want a market-based system for health care, which will only exacerbate the situation. If patients have a choice on where to go, doctors will be weeded out- that only the best doctors will survive, creating instability in the health care system. This means there is another solution to this problem. Why are hospitals failing? If it is not the patients, there must inefficiencies in the hospital itself- administration, services, etc. Looking at areas besides improving patient’s options, for example the infrastructure of the hospital, could lead to the real problem and possibly better solutions to solve the financial deficits.
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