14 July 2021 — Consortium News
Bob Gill describes how an admired public health service is secretly being changed to for-profit American-style “managed care.”
Boris Johnson chairs daily Covid-19 press conference at 10 Downing Street, April 2020. (No. 10/Flickr)
By Dr. Bob Gill
in London
Special to Consortium News
On the 73rd birthday of the National Health Service, the queen awarded the beloved NHS the George Cross for the valor of its staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.
No one doubts the dedication of NHS staff, and its worthiness for the highest honor, but this medal now serves to cover the insidious dismantlement of the NHS.