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Re: NHS Cuts
if Leicester loses a hospital I dread to think of the results, already the city is struggling big time with healthcare with local GPs refusing to refer patients due to massive pressure in the hospitals. The GP situation is no better either.
These cuts are about the NHS overshooting its budget in combination with the fact that budgets are not growing to match population growth. In addition to this the centralised budget doesnt reflect the situation from area to area, with some areas managing better than others, but one area managing to stay within budget doesnt mean its surplus budget goes to a struggling area.
My personal opinion based on my own limited research and the budget per head deficit we have vs france and germany is that the NHS needs circa 30% per head budget increase, with none of that increase going on wage increases but only on additional staff and beds. With the political trend pointing at lowering taxation then this clearly is never going to happen hence the disaster that is happening now.
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