Why a state service is the healthier option

YOUR feature on private healthcare (‘Is private care the cure?’, Irish Examiner, June 20) poses the question: “If the State is unable to cope with demand for healthcare, what is the alternative to increased privatisation?”

But the State could - it simply won’t.

The assumption is that competition arising from privatisation automatically results in a better service, but success at competing is different from success as a service provider.