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I think most old people goto the doctor because they are old and dying and need a doctor, not because they want a chat with a stranger in a sterile environment.

I also fail to see how charging people for nothing will help solve the problem of the NHS being expensive and not very effective.

Considering we have had a conservative government for the past 8 years I fail to see how this is Labours fault, the only reform conservatives suggest is to sell the NHS to their mate for a fiver, I fail to see how this could be potentially beneficial.

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Part of the problem is too much demand, and when something is free people do not respect it - bring in a small charge and it discourages frivolous use. I don't think this is a particularly earth-shattering extreme right wing observation.

I don't want anyone making huge sums out of healthcare either, though lets be honest, Labour didn't exactly do a good job in controlling doctors' salaries, did they?