"The main problem for the NHS is the ability of the wealthy to opt out, which diminishes pressure to improve the system"
Michael McCarthy attacks the two-tier system [view]

"You cannot take the politics out of healthcare. And why should you? It is one of the most expensive elements of public expenditure."
Snape talks cash [view]

"If the elected government cannot interfere, then who should? Newspaper editors? TV commentators?"
Dave Brin thinks about vested interests [view]

"Doctors need a mature debate with politicians and the public about what the NHS should and should not be expected to provide."
John Hopkins grasps the issues [view]