Will she also ensure that private patients cannot queue-jump those in greater need?
They should not queue-jump; but they should have reasonable preference.
A particularly scurrilous point was made about allowing criminals to queue-jump ahead of more needy, deserving householders.
Occasionally, people use the homelessness route to queue-jump, but that is not a reason for tearing up the legislation and throwing away the rights of every homeless family.
Imagine, if you will, the possible opportunities for corruption that could arise if the unscrupulous chose this method of queue-jumping the waiting list.
Farm workers will become very unpopular if it is known that they are queue-jumping the waiting lists for council houses.