NHS may be forced to abandon free healthcare, Britain’s top doctor says

‘Britain’s most senior doctor has said the under-pressure NHS may be forced to abandon the concept of free healthcare for all.

Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS in England, said there were doubts over whether the taxpayer-funded model was “sustainable in the longer term”.

He added that huge changes were needed – including less reliance on hospitals – if free treatment was to be preserved.’

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