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Today when debating @DrTonyOSullivan on @SkyNews, he said 3 things about the NHS that were explicitly not true, re NHS spending, historical outcomes on the NHS, and privatisation within the NHS. Evidence to counter his claims below:
@DrTonyOSullivan @SkyNews 1) Dr O'Sullivan claimed all countries I listed, which get better patient outcomes, spend lots more on healthcare than UK. When I pushed him on Australia, which is one of the best to compare re population, etc, he doubled down. But this isn't the case. data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.X…
@DrTonyOSullivan @SkyNews On his claim that when the NHS had more investment, it was the best healthcare system in the world...not remotely the case. If anything, things have relatively improved re outcomes over the past 15 years. NHS was an international laggard then, and now: iea.org.uk/publications/u…
@DrTonyOSullivan @SkyNews (This is % of GDP spend)
@DrTonyOSullivan @SkyNews And on his claim that the NHS has been privatised - no, it hasn't.

Don't take my word for it, take the Kings Fund.

kingsfund.org.uk/projects/healt…
@DrTonyOSullivan @SkyNews It's a shame @DrTonyOSullivan didn't want to debate in good faith, as I was very keen to do so. I think it led to very bold claims being made, that the evidence does not back up.

Just like today's documents - evidence that the NHS is 'on the table' is simply not there.
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