Recently, it was revealed that the NHS would now be allowed to raise its income by 49% through private work. This has stirred up controversies between the government and the opposition party.

The Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham feels that this move would do no benefit to the NHS and would make it to follow the footsteps of the health care provision being operated in America.

Since its establishment, the NHS has given priority to quality care given to patients, but with such changes it seems that it would be more of money business than a medical care organization. But such is not the case said health secretary Andrew Lansley.

For the NHS, its patients would always remain its foremost priority. If private work would be done then more money would flow into the organization. This would mean that the NHS would have more funds to spend on patients and other activities.

Lansley said they have already made it clear that NHS registered patients would be treated first, then the private patients. The organization which would be founded to be violating this law, it would be punished with strict penalty.

No argument is able to sooth opponents. Burnham said: “This surprise move, sneaked out just before Christmas, is the clearest sign yet of David Cameron’s determination to turn our precious NHS into a US-style commercial system, where hospitals are more interested in profits than people”.

Other opponents said they agree with Burnham. There is already bed shortage problem going on in the NHS and with this move, registered patients would face even more difficulties to secure hospital bed for them.

It would not also be surprising if they would be informed that waiting lines problem has returned and that too like never before.