Under Reform UK, the NHS in Scotland will remain free at the point of need and will be fully funded by general taxation.
Reform UK says the NHS in Scotland will stay free at the point of need and funded by taxation, but needs major reform. Despite £20 billion of annual spending and rising budgets, outcomes are worsening, patients struggle to see GPs, hospitals are overcrowded, and delayed discharges are blocking the whole system. Reform UK would tackle bureaucracy, improve staff retention, fix delayed discharge, and create new care pathways. High tax rates on NHS staff would also be reduced so experienced doctors and nurses keep more of what they earn and are less likely to cut their hours.
Reform would set up an independent Scottish Healthcare Reform Commission to review workforce planning, social care integration, prevention, community services, and new technology. On social care, Reform UK says carers should not lose support through sharp cliff edges when earnings rise, and councils should have greater control with secure long term funding. On welfare, it would tighten assessments, ensure work pays more than benefits, and redirect savings into back to work and apprenticeship programmes.