tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677921756324272343.post8663653429869831850..comments2017-03-18T18:40:00.665+00:00Comments on The People's Republic of Mancunia: My NHS and mesammykainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00789069871919181985noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677921756324272343.post-57509048510376457442012-02-14T03:37:26.946+00:002012-02-14T03:37:26.946+00:00The essential nature of the NHS is not that those ...The essential nature of the NHS is not that those at the bottom will, at some point, get some medical treatment. Even the USA has that guarantee. It is that your timely access to the best medical care is not predicated on your ability to pay but on your need. Both the inevitable postcode lottery and the contracting out of public capacity to private interests erode this principle.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949708426402776081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677921756324272343.post-82294482362526949182012-02-13T23:08:04.625+00:002012-02-13T23:08:04.625+00:00Whether you agree with Lansley's ideas or not,...Whether you agree with Lansley's ideas or not, this rot about going back to the days before free, universal health care simply cheapens the debate and discredits the blogger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677921756324272343.post-64532976400498597012012-02-13T19:01:48.166+00:002012-02-13T19:01:48.166+00:00Well said!Well said!Phil Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399300015000440809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677921756324272343.post-34528457040308847102012-02-13T16:20:26.137+00:002012-02-13T16:20:26.137+00:00Hear hear!Hear hear!ava_adorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359444835530898581noreply@blogger.com