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The NHS: Where does all the money go?

The topic is complicated, as you can see from the wiring diagrams. We had a long discussion on how to investigate and how to report what we find. As usual, if there is something we do not understand or we find that 1+1=3, we will report it. It may be that our maths is wrong or we make mistakes, but if we do, we will own up to them.

Our first foray suggests no one has a clue, mainly because we have seen different statements about how much everything costs, and they often don’t match up. 

Carl proposed to de-structure or breakdown the intricate wiring for each body along the lines of:

• Body name

• Place in the wiring

• Body stated function

• Its budget

• Patient/societal benefit from the function

• Grey areas

• Recommendations or comments

This will be a sizeable job, so we ask for your support and comment on whether you think it is useful and would like any tweaks…