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"Waiting lists in the NHS clearly demonstrate that it is inefficient." Discuss.
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"Waiting lists in the NHS clearly demonstrate that it is inefficient." Discuss. In 2002, public expenditure on health represented 7.7% of GDP. At the same time, over one million people were waiting for treatment on the NHS.1 Through a regression analysis with a sample size of over ten thousand, T.Besley et al found that " if the long term waiting list were to rise by one per thousand, then there would be a 2% increase in the probability that an individual....would buy private insurance." It has therefore been shown through regression studies that consumers of health perceive quality in the NHS through waiting times. Given that taxation remains the primary method of funding the NHS, the fact therefore, that waiting lists do exist remains a cause for concern to many people as they question how their resources are being allocated. In this essay, I will principally discuss why waiting lists exist at...
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