People should be charged a £10 monthly membership fee for using the NHS, a new report says. Co-authored by former Labour health minister Lord Warner, the study called for radical changes to how the NHS is funded.

People should be charged a £10 monthly membership fee for using the NHS, according to a new report co-authored by former Labour health minister Lord Warner.

Under the proposals, published by centre-right think tank Reform, every resident would pay a "NHS membership" fee to be collected alongside council tax.

The Reform study called for radical changes to how the NHS is funded. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire/

The report also recommended hotel-style charges for hospital stays, although it said that those receiving free prescriptions would be exempt from paying for services.