{"id":290189,"date":"2023-04-05T07:17:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/having-a-free-nhs-makes-brits-too-lazy-to-look-after-themselves-top-pharmacy-boss-claims\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T07:17:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:17:11","slug":"having-a-free-nhs-makes-brits-too-lazy-to-look-after-themselves-top-pharmacy-boss-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/having-a-free-nhs-makes-brits-too-lazy-to-look-after-themselves-top-pharmacy-boss-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a free NHS makes Brits too &#8216;lazy&#8217; to look after themselves, top pharmacy boss claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Having a free NHS makes Brits too &#8216;lazy&#8217; to look after themselves, top pharmacy boss claims<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Pharmacy chain director there is little disincentive from becoming ill<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Sam Patel said the lack of fees\u00a0encourages people to accept a lower level of care<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>\u00a0READ MORE:\u00a0 Reckless doctor strike only punishes patients<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Shaun Wooller Health Editor For The Daily Mail<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span>  04:18 EDT, 4 April 2023  <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <\/p>\n<p><!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211; <!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211;<!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->   &lt;!&#8211;<!--[if gte IE 8]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211;  <!--[if IE 8]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if IE 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt; -->  &lt;!&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;And it&#8217;s the same with the NHS, the jeopardy of feeling ill is not that bad because you get taken care of.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;In other countries, even in emerging markets like India where my parents originally come from, people spend vast amounts to make sure they don&#8217;t get ill because there is jeopardy in doing so.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We need to change the population&#8217;s mindset to take care of themselves.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His comments come after the British Social Attitudes Survey last week revealed more people are dissatisfied than satisfied with the NHS for the first time, with levels of dissatisfaction doubling in two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Figures show overall 51 per cent of those questioned were dissatisfied with the NHS but Mr Patel said a separate poll by Ipsos Mori showed community pharmacists had an approval score of 91 per cent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He said: &#8216;Pharmacy contractors have to deliver great service because if they don&#8217;t their financial security is on the line.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Day Lewis director also complained of the difficulty of getting the NHS to take up innovative ideas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He said while commercial business took significant risks when getting involved in projects with the NHS, the service suffered from a culture in which people were not hold accountable for delivery.<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments <span class=\"readerCommentsCount\">472<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\n\t    Share what you think\n          <\/p>\n<ul id=\"rc-tabs\" class=\"js-links dm-tabs cnr5 cleared\">\n<li class=\"dm-tab dm-tab-on bdrgr5 cnr-bdr wogr5 link-wox js-active\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Newest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Oldest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Best rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox last\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Worst rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The comments below have not been moderated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bold pad5 wogr5 rc-info\">\n      The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.\n    <\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"newcomment\" name=\"newcomment\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual<\/p>\n<p>  We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. 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