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For a surprisingly long time, the British were proud of their system of socialized medicine, apparently because it was considered egalitarian. Now, however, a series of scandals in the National Health Service has focused attention on how low-quality government medicine is. The National Health Service has been rocked by one report after another of appallingly bad care, with many Britons demanding that NHS officials be criminally prosecuted.
Personally, I dont think thats appropriate: if you ask for socialized medicine, lousy care is what you get. Still, lousy doesnt do justice to the scandal that has engulfed the NHS. Here are two examples from the last 24 hours, as reported by the Telegraph:
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Pensioners hospital death due to confusion caused by NHS targets.
David Pattrick, 69, was found dead, face down in vomit and faeces, in a toilet cubicle in Colchester General Hospital two days after an elective gall bladder operation.
Professor Roger Motson, then head of the clinical team treating him, blamed NHS targets for the confusion over who was accountable for the patient.
Apparently no one knew who was supposed to be looking after the patient, and he wasnt missed for quite some time after he failed to return from the bathroom.
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A pregnant woman claims hospital staff turned her away three times before diagnosing pneumonia and measles and warning that her baby could be stillborn.
She went to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Woolwich, south London, in agony but was told to take Paracetamol for a virus, she says.
She then endured a week-long ordeal, which saw her waiting in cramped cubicles with sky-high temperatures, severe stomach pain and soiled sheets which had to be changed by her partner.
Eventually was diagnosed with measles and pneumonia, and warned that her baby might be stillborn, deaf or blind.
This turned into a classic of bureaucratic medicine:
She was first taken to hospital on February 4 and dismissed three times with a severe rash, temperature, lack of appetite and pains.
Miss Painell, who is 15-weeks pregnant, said she was kept for hours in waiting rooms or small cubicles as staff argued over which department was responsible for her.
Annals of Government Medicine | Power Line
Take a look at our future.
Personally, I dont think thats appropriate: if you ask for socialized medicine, lousy care is what you get. Still, lousy doesnt do justice to the scandal that has engulfed the NHS. Here are two examples from the last 24 hours, as reported by the Telegraph:
more.....
Pensioners hospital death due to confusion caused by NHS targets.
David Pattrick, 69, was found dead, face down in vomit and faeces, in a toilet cubicle in Colchester General Hospital two days after an elective gall bladder operation.
Professor Roger Motson, then head of the clinical team treating him, blamed NHS targets for the confusion over who was accountable for the patient.
Apparently no one knew who was supposed to be looking after the patient, and he wasnt missed for quite some time after he failed to return from the bathroom.
more....
A pregnant woman claims hospital staff turned her away three times before diagnosing pneumonia and measles and warning that her baby could be stillborn.
She went to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Woolwich, south London, in agony but was told to take Paracetamol for a virus, she says.
She then endured a week-long ordeal, which saw her waiting in cramped cubicles with sky-high temperatures, severe stomach pain and soiled sheets which had to be changed by her partner.
Eventually was diagnosed with measles and pneumonia, and warned that her baby might be stillborn, deaf or blind.
This turned into a classic of bureaucratic medicine:
She was first taken to hospital on February 4 and dismissed three times with a severe rash, temperature, lack of appetite and pains.
Miss Painell, who is 15-weeks pregnant, said she was kept for hours in waiting rooms or small cubicles as staff argued over which department was responsible for her.
Annals of Government Medicine | Power Line
Take a look at our future.
