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The issue of privatisation of health services was a topic of debate during the 2015 United Kingdom general election. The government's main stance is summed up in this quote: "(the) use of the private sector in the NHS represents only 6% of the total NHS budget - an increase of just 1% since May 2010". [23] It is unclear what this statement meant.
NHS COVID Pass exists in England, [16] and Wales, [17] with a similar verification scheme (not using the same name) available in Scotland. [ 18 ] The Department of Health has introduced an automated method for Northern Irish citizens who have received both their COVID-19 vaccinations in Northern Ireland to apply for COVID vaccination certification.
A vaccine passport or proof of vaccination is an immunity passport employed as a credential [1] in countries and jurisdictions as part of efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic via vaccination. A vaccine passport is typically issued by a government or health authority, and usually consists of a digital or printed record.
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Only The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, which hopes to raise 45% of its income from private patients and other non-NHS sources in 2016/7 and is trying to raise its income from paying patients from £90m to £100m, [18] is anywhere near the 49% limit. the total private income of NHS trusts in England was £599.1 million in 2016-17 and £626 ...
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Life expectancy development in UK by gender Comparison of life expectancy at birth in England and Wales. Healthcare in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, with England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each having their own systems of publicly funded healthcare, funded by and accountable to separate governments and parliaments, together with smaller private sector and voluntary provision.
Allyson Pollock is a consultant in public health medicine and was the Director of the Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University.She is an academic who is known for her research into, and opposition to, part privatisation of the UK National Health Service (NHS) via the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and other mechanisms.