Thread: Crisis in the NHS
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Old 14-04-2017, 19:14   #223
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Re: Crisis in the NHS
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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
I have to disagree there. Basic market economics says otherwise.

It's not the only reason, but if there is no driver i.e. Lack of labour resource, to increase wages then they won't increase simple as that.

There's not a lot of money in it because they're getting away with not putting any money in it because they're paying depressed wages.

If they were forced to put more money into then at least we'd be forced into having a proper debate on how we fund social care for the ever increasing age of the population.

Perhaps a care tax or as well as having a private pension plan you have to get a private care plan?

But whilst they can get away with running the system on cheap labour they are not forced to have that uncomfortable debate.
Not really market economics. Wages have risen in social care due to the minimum wage and its subsequent increases, they've not been pushed down due to any apparent over-supply of labour.
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