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> and the conservative's austerity program has put the NHS to breaking point. No such austerity has happened, and now is not the time for this petty bickering.
by microcolonel 7y ago
> and the conservative's austerity program has put the NHS to breaking point.
No such austerity has happened, and now is not the time for this petty bickering.
- bigfudge 7y agoBickering isn’t needed, but there is no doubt that many objective indicators of service quality and system stress in the NHS point to a decline. Vacancies in posts alone is a substantial concern and is directly linked to govt policies in training in recent years (withdrawal of the nursing student bursary for example). Denying the fact that the NH is under pressure isn’t helpful either... we need to be realistic about what to expect when we underfund our healthcare system.
- thu2111 7y agoBut the NHS is always 'underfunded' because demand for healthcare is infinite. Its funding has gone up continuously. There will never be a time when this isn't a political fight, that is, there's no level of funding that would end this bickering.