NHS charging would be hard to run and raise only small sums, thinktank says

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Charging patients for using NHS services would be hugely expensive and complicated to implement and would not banish the health service's problems, a thinktank has found.

Several senior Conservative politicians have proposed introducing fees for accessing NHS care and Rishi Sunak has previously backed 10 fines for people who miss a GP or hospital appointment.