The Conservatives don’t seem to have twigged that most patients – acutely ill or living with long term condition – are in no position to choose anything other than the nearest provider. Or that if we were going to be choosing other providers there would have to be spare capacity, which costs money. Choice is fine if the buyers understand what they are buying and can learn from their mistakes.
You can’t buy or sell health. You can only sell treatment. So markets and choice might deliver more treatment, but they won’t deliver health.