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The Guadian reported yesterday that McKinsey has advised an overhaul of the NHS system in the UK, noting "They ... suggest scrapping the tradition of a free health service and introducing £20 a week "hotel" charges for hospital stays, a £5 bill for every visit to a hospital casualty department and a £2 fee for every visit to a GP. " To read the full article: visit the website. Good business for McKinsey, but the irony in McKinsey's advice appears to be that McKinsey were the consultants who helped to design the structure of the NHS in 1974. It is fair to say that McKinsey advising that the structure they previously recommended is broken is not necessarily the same thing as saying that McKinsey provided bad advice in the past. What do you think about this matter?