Posted on 09/12/2024 3:26:49 PM PDT by fruser1
Starmer promised a 10-year plan to fix the state-funded National Health Service, which in recent years had gone from a source of national pride to a symbol of a state and society under growing strain.
“Although the NHS does much good, patients repeatedly share their frustrations and confusion about accessing care,” said William Pett of patients’ group Healthwatch England. He added that “these challenges are not experienced equally, with poorer communities hit hardest.”
U.K. health spending grew by 2.4% a year between 2019 and 2024, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, down from an average of 3.6% over the longer term. Demand is growing much faster, as the British population grows larger and older. And the coronavirus pandemic piled on more pressure — sucking up resources, draining staff physically and emotionally, and creating a huge backlog of delayed tests and treatments.
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Everybody in Britain has the right to a free hip replacement...a year after your doctor tells you you need one.
Annnnd, there it is .... DEATH PANELS!
Given the number of Brits the NHS has killed, it deserves to die
Reminded of a Gingrich line about our HCFA, suggesting that it might be allowed to “whither on the vine.”
We should ALL adopt a personal policy, as I have, to never read a by-line that has ABC NEWS written on it. ABC NEWS is an AMERICA HATER and deserves to go out of business.
Junior doctors agree to 22.3% pay rise over two years in new government deal
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