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Originally Posted by Damien
Cause and effect. Taxes go up NHS gets better
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You're right...but I think many people are still waiting for the second half of that equation to come true.
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Originally Posted by Damien
But where is the proof that these figures were doctored
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There was an investigation into this recently...I think it was Panorama...that suggested that many patients were being admitted into the system just within the government's targets, but then the actual treatment is taking longer to administer now, so I think it's fair to say the figures are being massaged somewhat.
For example what was happening before was that you'd wait 12 months for referral to see a consultant, but once you had then your treatment would start right away.
Now, sometimes, what is happening is that you'll wait 6 months for an appointment with the consultant, and then once you're in the system your treatment may take another 6 months to start.
So, IMHO, the net result is worse. There's an awful lot of money and clever people working on improving the system, but you won't actually be treated any quicker in a lot of cases, which is a huge abuse of my tax money.