As the months go by the chances of the people of England retaining a National Health Service get lower and lower.
The latest shock is the news that, compounded over five years, the efficiency target for hospitals is 37%!. John Appleby, chief economist at the King’s Fund was quoted in the Financial Times (29th April) “Its like the unit cost of a hip operation has got to decrease by 37%. How?”
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