Treatment could lead to debt problems
03/08/2010Britons may need to get some form of debt relief in the future order to afford treatments that are currently free on the NHS.
Friends Provident's Visions of Britain 2020 report suggests that a number of options, such as subsidised dental treatment, complementary therapies and obesity drugs will no longer be available for free.
As well as trying to save money, the experts quizzed in the report suggest that removing these services would be a way of encouraging people to live healthier lifestyles, otherwise they could run up debt trying to remedy their problems.
The report also shows that almost half (44 per cent) of respondents backed the idea of a 'fat tax', whilst more than a third (38 per cent) agreed that the NHS should not prioritise people who don't look after their health.
Kevin Still, director of Atlantic Financial Management, says: "Both mental and physical health can be correlated to debt problems, both in terms of cause and effect.
"Discrimination in this area may cause expenditure shocks that may directly create debt problems or result in people avoiding expensive treatments and becoming less productive. Financial stress can trigger a number of conditions."
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