Following Cate Devine's column, it would be horrendously amoral to base the NHS on costs alone ("Our NHS, the mark of a dignified nation", The Herald, February 9).
At the moment, I think the Scottish health service is striking the right balance. If we persevere with health education regarding illnesses we can prevent ourselves, we ought to be able to continue to focus hospital care on emergencies, diagnostic investigations and long-term treatments.
Equality needed in health service
Following Cate Devine's column, it would be horrendously amoral to base the NHS on costs alone ("Our NHS, the mark of a dignified nation", The Herald, February 9).
At the moment, I think the Scottish health service is striking the right balance. If we persevere with health education regarding illnesses we can prevent ourselves, we ought to be able to continue to focus hospital care on emergencies, diagnostic investigations and long-term treatments.
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