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National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill
04 February 2022
Type
Bill Debate
At a Glance
Issue Summary
Christopher Chope introduces the National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill, addressing existing co-payment practices in the NHS and proposing to extend them to social care. Christopher Chope is addressing concerns about NHS staff working from home and the resulting delays in answering parliamentary questions.
Action Requested
Chope aims to open a debate on expanding co-funding and co-payment systems within the NHS to include areas currently designated as social care. He also highlights inefficiencies and resource shortages in the NHS and suggests leveraging private sector contributions to address these issues.
Key Facts
- Co-payments already exist for prescriptions, dental care, eye care, wigs, and fabric supports.
- During the pandemic, there were 50,000 fewer cancer diagnoses across the UK, with NHS cancer treatments falling by 6%.
- The UK had a cancer fatality rate of 216 per 100,000 people in 2019 compared to OECD averages and other countries.
- There are only 16 CT, MRI, and PET scanners per 1 million population in the UK, below the OECD average of 45.
- The NHS wasted £155 million on facemasks with ear loops and £70 million on hospital gowns due to specification errors.
- A constituent's mother received poor treatment at a hospital due to staff shortages caused by working from home.
- The Department for Health permits staff to work partly from home with a minimum of four days per month in the office.
- Parliamentary questions about vaccine deaths, adverse reactions, and negligence claims have gone unanswered despite deadlines.
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