60 years on: has the NHS failed?

60 years on: has the NHS failed?

The National Health Service was founded in 1948 as the world’s first completely free health system as part of a drive to provide free benefits to all those in need. 60 years later, is the NHS living up to its original premise of being a world-leader in health care? Or is it failing British taxpayers with MRSA and poor cancer survival rates? Share your thoughts.

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  1.  
    Arthur from Italy says:
    Jul 15, 23:48

    To the idiot who post in my name,sigh, do grow up mate.

  2.  
    harold from mid cheshire says:
    Jul 15, 22:28

    The NHS was created to provide care for the sick but over the years it has been used for treatment which cannot be classed as illness -it is now a bureaucratic monster with huge committments it can never hope to achieve-the waste in this monster is enormous but there appears to be no move to put things right,

  3.  
    harold from mid cheshire says:
    Jul 15, 22:19

    The NHS was created to provide care for the sick but over the years it has been used for treatment which cannot be classed as illness -it is now a bureaucratic monster with huge committments it can never hope to achieve-the waste in this monster is enormous but there appears to be no move to put things right,

  4.  
    Citizen from Cheshire says:
    Jul 15, 21:46

    The NHS has descended into a beurocratic nightmare. Most businesses would not survive with the levels of inefficiency here.
    one example - apply for a job - (personal experience) - from advert to interview time is six weeks. From offer to start date (friends experience) is 8 weeks, so it takes 2 to 3 months to get employment.
    Industry average is 2-3 weeks.
    If a candidate is any good, they will have been snapped up before the interview and the nhs wonders why it is struggling.

  5.  
    anne from cambs .////.. says:
    Jul 15, 17:12

    to many people walking around with clip boards doind nothing .......but get paid for it /////////////

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