NHS
6 January 2005
Despite the doubling of the NHS budget, up from £33billion in 1996-97 to £67.4billion this current year, hospitals are being forced to cut services in order to meet a £500 million funding black hole. The cuts include redundancies, a freezing of recruitment, the closure of operating theatres and the closure of wards.
The Tory health spokesman, Andrew Langsley said that a Conservative government would cut the costs of bureaucracy and regulations.
The problem is that the NHS is a nationalised industry and is failing as has every nationalised industry. Until such time as the NHS is fundamentally reformed, along the lines of the health insurance schemes on the continent, then it will continue to fail.
It is a pity that the Tories, once again, demonstrate that they are too gutless to govern.
Despite the doubling of the NHS budget, up from £33billion in 1996-97 to £67.4billion this current year, hospitals are being forced to cut services in order to meet a £500 million funding black hole. The cuts include redundancies, a freezing of recruitment, the closure of operating theatres and the closure of wards.
The Tory health spokesman, Andrew Langsley said that a Conservative government would cut the costs of bureaucracy and regulations.
The problem is that the NHS is a nationalised industry and is failing as has every nationalised industry. Until such time as the NHS is fundamentally reformed, along the lines of the health insurance schemes on the continent, then it will continue to fail.
It is a pity that the Tories, once again, demonstrate that they are too gutless to govern.
posted by erc @ 4:52 pm
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