"And now, for a taste of things to come..."

Following publication of my first post on this blog, I found myself in a friendly debate with a Facebook friend of a friend about whether we are actually looking at the end of an NHS free at the point of need.  After all, politicians aren't actually talking about that, right?

Here, Dr Eoin Clarke points out why that's EXACTLY what we're looking at.  Parts of England are now charging for treatments/operations that once were free, 21 of them to be precise.  Read more in his excellent blog post on the subject -

The Green Benches: #NHS R.I.P. .... The 21 medical treatments/operations no longer #free in parts of England's #NHS.