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Spending is one thing, but the UK just trains too few doctors [1], a consequence of Conservative policies and mismanagement. The Conservative efforts to central
by atombender 2y ago
Spending is one thing, but the UK just trains too few doctors [1], a consequence of Conservative policies and mismanagement. The Conservative efforts to centralize the NHS in London has also resulted in a system that doesn't scale and doesn't distribute resources efficiently.
[1] https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/workforce/nhs-medical-staffing-data-analysis https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-w...
- graemep 2y agoI agree about both those, but its a bit odd to blame the Conservatives for something that labour did too: its pretty much consensus policy. Labour (Blair and Brown) also weakened the NHS financially by running off-balance sheet debt.