I'm just conscious of the fact that all my posts to date come across as a bit angry. I'm not really an angry person at all - actually, I'm quite relaxed and amiable. No, really!
So here's a more constructive post:
On Monday, I went to see my optician for an annual check up. I made the appointment at a time that suited me, with my own choice of optician. As I use a computer in my work, my employer provided me with a voucher so I could get my eyes tested at their expense.
There is a free market in opticians (largely due to reforms made by the Thatcher government) from which I can choose. The service is good at mine, and if it wasn't I could go elsewhere. They want my business (for contact lenses) and that of my employer (for the eye test).
So why can't we introduce a voucher system for other parts of healthcare provision? Seeing 'your' GP?
[Stand back as I get turned on the spit for suggesting that the NHS might, ahem, benefit from a bit of reform]
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