Tuesday, 12 February 2013 09:26
Hundreds — possibly thousands — of patients have died from lack of care in British hospitals in what an official government investigation termed “the biggest scandal in NHS [National Health Service] history.”
The 31-month, $20-million investigation into the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, led by barrister Robert Francis, found that “between 2005 and 2009, up to 1,200 patients died unnecessarily and many more were ‘failed by a system which ignored the warning signs and put corporate self-interest and cost control ahead of patients and their safety,’” according to the Telegraph. Francis issued a report on the investigation February 6. “Within hours of the publication of” that report, the Telegraph reported, the government opened an investigation into five more NHS trusts — regional healthcare authorities — that have experienced high mortality rates in recent years. “Between July 2010 and June 2012, a total of 3,063 deaths were recorded at the five trusts, which comprise eight district general hospitals, over and above what would be expected,” the paper wrote. This investigation will be headed by Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS Commissioning Board….To Read More….
The 31-month, $20-million investigation into the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, led by barrister Robert Francis, found that “between 2005 and 2009, up to 1,200 patients died unnecessarily and many more were ‘failed by a system which ignored the warning signs and put corporate self-interest and cost control ahead of patients and their safety,’” according to the Telegraph. Francis issued a report on the investigation February 6. “Within hours of the publication of” that report, the Telegraph reported, the government opened an investigation into five more NHS trusts — regional healthcare authorities — that have experienced high mortality rates in recent years. “Between July 2010 and June 2012, a total of 3,063 deaths were recorded at the five trusts, which comprise eight district general hospitals, over and above what would be expected,” the paper wrote. This investigation will be headed by Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS Commissioning Board….To Read More….
My Take - As you read this keep in mind that the finger of blame only touches on the real cause. Socialized medicine, which is medical central planning with no competition. Bad things happen in non-socialized medical systems, but the very nature of competition is the fix. If they do things illegally then they will be prosecuted. If they just aren’t very good they will simply not have patients. However, when it comes to socialized medicine, as in every socialist country or system in the world, mediocrity and complacency is rewarded. And so now they are all of a sudden upset. They put a system in place that was doomed to failure. And it has been a failure for some time, and of course, “no one could have foreseen this”! I keep pointing out that there really isn't anything new under the sun and there is historical foundation for knowing the outcome of policies. This outcome was perfectly predictable!
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