Quote Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry View Post
I love the goverment should not interfier attitude. If a person has diabetes, which lack of exercise and poor diet is a major contributing factory would that person expect the goverment to take care of them via the NHS?

But that same person does not want the goverment to try to stop them getting diabetes in the first place by informing (end even encouraging) them to eat well and excerise.
So you're not a Dr of medicine then Pat? From what I understand not all diabetes is caused by poor diet. Type 1 is caused by the destruction of the pancreas by immune response. But I'm just being argumentative in truly Noel style so I'll answer your main point: yes a person who's paid national insurance into the NHS should be entitled to treatment.


But that isn't the issue here. The issue is does the health of the individual and the associated choices belong to the state?