On the state of the NHS

[mirrorshard]

Really interesting, thoughtful article, pointing out a few knockon effects of health policy that I hadn't considered before.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1473715,00.html?gusrc=rss

Comments

[vashti.livejournal.com]

Blair on Question Time was hilarious. He has no idea at all of the realities of the NHS.

And I don't agree that the appointment restrictions are only a few surgeries misinterpreting the targets, certainly not when two of the three practices I've belonged to over the last few years, in different parts of the country, have imposed them.

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

My surgery has a new rule: if you want an appointment, you need to ring up at 8.15 that same morning, except in very unusual circumstances.

I'm sure they have -very- few people waiting more than 48 hours for their appointment, so the targets have been suitably met.