Earners can afford surgery fees

Jun 8 2007

SHOCK! HORROR! Some doctors are to ask patients to pay up to £20 for evening, and possibly early-morning, visits to surgeries.

What's wrong with that? Isn't it patently obvious that only the better-off will be involved in such transactions? Those who can't visit surgeries during the day will be working and earning, thus paying for out-of-hours therapy will mean almost nothing to them.

Our NHS is trembling because patients abuse it. They fill up surgeries for coughs and colds, aches and pains for which their local pharmacy has the pills and potions.

I'm staggered at people in my circle who will take up surgery space and time for the type of minor ailments the rest of us work through and forget.

And haven't you noticed that the most vocal protesters against this pay-now scheme are the types who think nothing of blowing 20 quid on a couple of rounds in the pub or paying cabbies double fares on Christmas Day?

The NHS has been around since the late 40s. The majority of Britain takes it for granted and cry their eyes out at the thought of spending a trifle more on it.

They are greedy and selfish, their battle cry "me, me, me".