Homeguard Funding Ltd

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Admin
Homeguard Funding Ltd

Homeguard Funding Ltd

In the middle ages, access to health care and sanitation facilities was only available to people belonging to a sound socio-economic background. Hill, Griffiths and Gillam (2007) state that in earlier times, even ensuring the supply of clean water and sanitation facilities was a tough task for municipal authorities. It was not until the 18th century when provision of health services began to get recognition as government’s responsibility.

The NHS was founded in 1948 and is the currently the world’s largest health service that is publicly funded. The basic idea behind the establishment of the NHS was to ensure that people from all kinds of socio-economic backgrounds receive health facilities without any discrimination. This makes the service free for any individual who is a resident of the UK. According to the official statistics of the NHS, it deals with about 1 million patients every 36 hours. Funds for the NHS come directly from taxation. The NHS budget for 2008-2009 was more than £100 billion, which means a contribution of about £1980 by every individual in the UK.

Health and education are the most important public services on any government’s priority list; however, the functionality of these services is directly related to social and economic conditions. The same goes for the NHS, which has faced management crisis during times of economic austerity, both in the present and the past. Although the NHS has seen a sharp increase in funding over the last few decades, given the current economic recession, the chances of future funding are quite uncertain. It is feared that either the NHS will go through a funding cut or the government will have to resort to tax-raising measures.