NHS should ‘fine drunk patients’
Independent: A right-wing think tank today called for drunk NHS patients to be fined and prescriptions for common pain killers to be scrapped.
The report by 2020Health said treatment for conditions such as acne should not be provided on the NHS, with resources being diverted to tackle “serious illness”.
Responsibility in Healthcare claims that millions are wasted each year on treating obesity, sexually transmitted diseases and alcohol abuse which are a consequence of “bad lifestyle choices”.
Chief executive of 2020Health Julia Manning said: “The universal healthcare system is at the core of our society, but too often it is treated with the same casual regard as calling for a taxi or booking a train ticket.