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EAPB3017 | Privatization Of NHS

   

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Running head: PRIVATIZATION OF NHSPrivatization of NHSName of the student:Name of the University:Author Note:
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1PRIVATIZATION OF NHSIntroductionOne of the most debated topics that the world is concerned about is the privatization ofthe National Health Service (NHS). The health sector is one of the most important sectors andamong the necessity of the citizens. However, with the privatization in various sectors such aseducation, the question has arisen, whether privatization of the NHS should be done or not.Experts all around the world differ a lot in their opinion. Many of the experts opine that the NHSshould not be privatised, while others feel that privatization is essential in the NHS as well. Inthis assignment, I opined that privatization of the NHS should not be done. This essay has beenstructured in two main parts. The first part of the discussion focuses on the economic factors andthe next discussion is on the social factors. Finally, a conclusion summarizing the maindiscussion has been included. Economic factorsThe health care sector is one of the major sectors and the healthcare facilities have to beaccessible by all the people. Since good healthcare facilities are among the basic needs of thecitizens, hence a low cost healthcare facility has to be provided to all people (Almeida, 2017).However, privatization of the NHS will result in increase in the cost of the health care facilities,thus making it inaccessible by the citizens. Moreover, if the privatization of the NHS takes place,the funding will depend solely on the donations or people and charitable trusts. This will makethe sector unstable (Davis et al., 2014). However, without privatization, the government will befunding the NHS, thus ensuring a steady flow of funds. The main economic issue with theprivatization of the NHS is the increased cost of healthcare facilities. Without being privatised,free services are often provided to the citizens as a duty of the government (Powell & Miller,2016). However, private companies mainly focuses on business and profits, thus the free service
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2PRIVATIZATION OF NHSfacilities will be mitigated. The quality of the healthcare services and facilities that are providedby the government remains same throughout and does not depend on the profit earned (Powell &Miller, 2016). Thus, equal quality of the healthcare facilities, along with equal quality isprovided to the citizens, irrespective of the profit earned. The argument given against the privatization is stronger that the other argument, sincehealthcare facilities have to be provided to all the citizens at the lowest possible cost, irrespectiveof the economic condition and affordability. Figure 1: Opinions for and against privatization(Source: Powell & Miller, 2016)Social factorsThe social factors are important for the decision whether the NHS should be privatised ornot. One of the main social issues in privatization is the better choice of the patients, since the
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