Much of the NHS problems, are a result of other issues
As mentioned A&E is overburdened due to lack of GP places (I believe some of this is down to greed. If you have high numbers on you list and low staff, brilliant) . But many fail to do even the most basic of things like call waiting on their phone lines.
You have social services struggling to get care in place for the disabled and elderly, so bed blocking causes backlogs; home services cut, so whereas a care worker may notice someone not looking great or missing their meds, the person goes downhill and then ends up in a critical state and going into hospital and bed blocking again.
People have to live in piss poor accommodation, leading to health issues such as asthma and depression (which can lead to obesity, heart problems and other conditions, again hospital admittance and ongoing costs.
Homelessness can lead to depression, alcoholism, drug abuse, violence and depression, as well as being victims of attacks themselves.
Youth issues, such as poor job prospects, zero hour jobs, housing issues, again leading to many know on effects.
So in short, lets not worry so much about spending for the NHS, fix the collapsing things around the NHS, and many of the stresses and economic problems it suffers will reduce or disappear.
Stop the causes, not fix the symptoms.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
