British Doctors Warned - Work More or Lose Practices

For those who see utopia in socialized medicine, be aware that the iconic British National Health Service (NHS) has problems serious enough that doctors face the possibility of losing their patients to private health care providers.

Family doctors have been warned that unless they agree to open at evenings and on Saturdays, private companies will be contracted to take over their practices.

A letter sent to local NHS organisations has ordered them to improve surgeries' responsiveness to the public, along with people's access to and choice of GP services. This includes the option of seeking alternative providers, including private companies, instead of GPs.

Of course, the root cause of unresponsiveness and lack of access is insufficient funds to meet unrelenting public demand for free services. The simple fact is that under socialism health care must be portioned out to stay within budget and many people end up with dregs or nothing.

And, if Hillary Clinton gets her way, the utopian scheme of socialized medicine will be coming to America.