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Bill: National Health Legislation: National Health Service Provision
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2259
Description[?]:
| In order to provide the highest possible medical care to the population, whilst also guaranteeing value for money to the tax payer, the health care of the nation will be provided by Government owned and supported utilities (including, but not limited to Hospitals, General Practitioner Medical Centres, Dental Surgeries, Pharmacies et al) under the auspices of the National Health Service (hitherto referred to as the NHS). All agencies directly related to medical care will also be contained within the public sector (e.g. hospital cleaners, food providers etc). Public Health Utilities, provided by the NHS , will provide for basic and essential health care needs, as laid out below, but will not deal with unessential operations. In relation to Hospitals this is to include all major and minor operations required by the patient in order to prolong, or improve, quality of life, as well as the provision of artificial limbs etc. Hospitals will *not* provide for unessential cosmetic modifications and surgeries to any person(s). General Practitioner Medical Centres will provide all basic care to citizens and will provide the primary means for the General Public to access the NHS services. General Practitioner Medical Centres will provide inoculations against harmful diseases as well as one-on-one medical checkups by both General Practitioners and Nurses. NHS Dental Surgeries will provide for all basic and essential dental needs. This includes the provision of retainers for under 18s if required, amalgam fillings when required in all teeth (barring the anteriors which will be filled utilising white shaded composite), Partial and Full resin dentures, Precious Metal Porcelain coated Crowns, and none surgical Extractions (surgical extractions to be carried out at a registered Hospital). No unessential cosmetic modifications will be carried out within the NHS, though these services can be provided at additional cost by the Dentist at the request of the patient. Non-essential cosmetic modifications include, but are not limited to: Plastic surgery that is requested to make modifications to un-damaged body parts (i.e. facial surgery to nose, ears, forehead, eyes etc. that does nothing but change the appearance of the individual but serves no medical purpose); Retainers on persons aged 18+; Posterior white shaded composite fillings; Bleaching of teeth; Provision of non or modified resin Dentures; Provision of non-precious metal porcelain coated Crowns. Private practices will be entitled to operate alongside the National Health Service to provide non-essential services (e.g. non-essential plastic surgery), but will be heavily regulated at all times to maintain maximum quality standards and price. Private Health operators will also be required, in times of National Emergency or during periods of intense use, to carry out NHS operations and services at no futher expense to those requiring said operations and services. Should the use of these Private operators be required, then they will be reimbursed at the same rate as an NHS institution. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:44:43, July 23, 2006 CET | From |  Federalist Party | To | Debating the National Health Legislation: National Health Service Provision |
| Message | As we have stated before, we feel that most partial privatization is a step in the right direction, and we support this bill. |
| Date | 13:44:54, July 23, 2006 CET | From | Social Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the National Health Legislation: National Health Service Provision |
| Message | No objection whatsoever, we will support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 283 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 117 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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