A murky morning and a slightly slow run - possibly because I'm a year older than I was 2 days ago.
The UK news this morning is dominated by a shocking and
depressing report which highlights the poor quality of care for elderly people
in many state-run hospitals (ref). The fundamental cause seems to be a combination of
under-funding which leads to the employment of too many under-qualified,
under-trained healthcare assistants, and a management regime which is simply too
remote from caring for people. No doubt Cameron’s government will use this as
further justification for dismantling and privatising the National Health
Service, although there are many indications that standards of care in much of
the profit-driven private sector are even worse.
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