Monday, January 31, 2011
Patient care at risk under NHS reforms, experts warn
The Brits have the NHS, nationalized health care, and, apparently, it's costs are skyrocketing.
And guess what, they're starting to worry about reduced services.
Sounds familiar, doesn't it...
And guess what, they're starting to worry about reduced services.
Sounds familiar, doesn't it...
Martin Beckford writes about the issues in the U.K. Daily Telegraph:
"In one of the most strongly-worded briefings, the Royal College of Surgeons said GP commissioners are likely to avoid buying expensive, but necessary, operations such as hip replacements and hernia surgery in order to save money.
'Short-term apparent economies are likely to cost the public purse more in the long term,' it said. It also said that 'standards of patient care may be compromised' unless it is made clear that 'the lowest price' should not drive decisions."
