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The Ultimate Game of Broken Promises
#healthcare
The Ultimate Game of Broken Promises
Politicians, healthcare workers, and the public are in a never-ending three-way tug-of-war. Politicians promise the world, claiming they’ll fix everything, while healthcare workers are the ones stuck picking up the pieces—literally, because no one told them how to fit all those broken promises into a single hospital room. Meanwhile, the public is standing in line, waiting to see a doctor, only to realize that their appointment is scheduled for six months from now and they’ll need to sell a kidney just to afford the co-pay. Doctors and nurses are running around like they’re in a high-stakes game of Twister, trying to keep everyone alive while politicians are busy arguing over which flavor of reform sounds best on Twitter. At the end of the day, everyone just wants to be healthy, but the system is like a game of “Simon Says”—except Simon is out to lunch, and the rules keep changing.
NHS Doctors Warn of 'Irreparable Harm' as Government Defends Health Reforms
- Tuesday, 04 October 2011
Leading public health doctors, including nearly 400 experts, warn that changes to the NHS in England will cause irreparable harm to patient care and safety. They claim the reforms will fragment services, threaten vaccination and screening campaigns, and undermine the ability of the health system to respond effectively to communicable disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. The government insists the reforms will give patients more choice and have accepted recommendations from a group of top doctors and NHS experts to improve the Health Bill. However, many health professionals, including the Royal College of Nursing and British Medical Association, continue to express opposition to the changes, warning they could cause damage to the NHS.
