Poll: Should people have to pay an NHS membership fee?
People should be charged a £10 monthly membership fee for using the NHS alongside hotel-style charges for hospital stays, according to a new report today.
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Co-authored by former Labour health minister Lord Warner, the study called for radical changes to how the NHS is funded.
Under the proposals, every resident would gain 'NHS membership' at a monthly fee of £10, to be collected alongside council tax.
The report, published by think tank Reform, said this could entitle more people than now to an annual 'health MOT' of basic health checks.
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