The Inner Thatcher Rears it’s Ugly Head – Dawn of the Two Year Waiting Lists. The latest stain on the Coalition Government’s spotless record has emerged as it’s been announced they are abolishing the targets to see a GP (General Practitioner) within 48 hours, and the target to see a Doctor within 4-hours of being […]
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Take a read of “NHS targets ‘have harmed patients'” at Caleb.
The survey by Bournemouth University – to which 549 general surgeons responded – found that surgeons were often expected to carry out complicated operations within tight timescales and many were operating on patients they hadn’t seen before. Over a period of just two weeks, 40 per cent of surgeons said they had been involved in cases where a patient was nearly harmed and 19 per cent where patients had been harmed.
There’s two sides to this debate and you’ve only covered one side in your article above.
NHS targets have harmed patients
Thank you for your comment John,
Nice survey’s and info but it was meant to be a short article just one sided it’s not an essay.
Caleb