TY - JOUR T1 - Truth to Power: Calling for Another Collings JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 203 LP - 203 DO - 10.3399/bjgp22X719201 VL - 72 IS - 718 AU - Euan Lawson Y1 - 2022/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/72/718/203.abstract N2 - Euan LawsonIn his book The Five Health Frontiers: A New Radical Blueprint, Christopher Thomas describes one of the main threats to the NHS. Bevan himself recognised that the NHS had to provide a comprehensive health service otherwise those people who have the finances will choose to ‘buy-out’. They will pay to vault over the waiting lists or they will find other ways to get the best possible treatment. It is not enough for the NHS to provide a base level of services, a mere safety net, or it will wither. It has to be as good as one can get.Phil Whitaker has written wonderfully … ER -