Patients should be charged for GP appointments and A&E visits to ease waits, Sajid Javid says

Sajid Javid says some patients should be charged for GP and A&E visits

The former health secretary said introducing fees for patients who can afford it is 'crucial' to the survival of the NHS.

Sajid Javid's call to charge for GP and A&E visits threatens 'principle of NHS', say medics

Campaigners say the proposals are a false economy that risk depriving the poor of their access to healthcare

Sajid Javid says patients should pay for A&E

Mr Javid said during the Conservative leadership contest he would introduce fines for patients who missed their appointments.

Sajid Javid says patients should be charged for GP and A&E visits

Patients should be charged for GP appointments and A&E visits, Sajid Javid said.

'Charge patients for A&E and GP visits to fix unsustainable NHS', Tory ex-health secretary Sajid Javid says

Patients should be charged for visits to the doctor and to accident and emergency, Sajid Javid has said, with the Conservative former health secretary labelling the current NHS system "unsustainable".

Patients should be charged for GP and A&E trips, says senior Tory

The former health secretary said 'extending the contributory principle' should be one of the things done to tackle growing waiting times