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07-01-2015 5:53 AM
Cuts to Social Care mean Hospital Beds are occupied by People who no longer need to be there
OAPs, people who need Social workers, the mentally ill etc etc
Now Cameron and Co will tell you they put money into Councils for this, but with Council Tax frozen, it means that money has gone to make up for inflation and rising costs. All this when demands on Care is rising expectancy. that means Cuts
We have loads of highly trained nurses, who can't find a Job, while at the same time we can't fill basic Nurse posts. The Tories cut Nurse training in London alone by nearly 30% when they came into office, this is the reason they are bringing in Nurses from outwith the UK.
The Tories have closed most of the Walk-in Centres and Healthcare centres - so filling A & E with people who shouldn't be there
The Tories shut down NHS direct - it wasn't great, but was improving into the service that was needed. They replaced it with 111, staffed by non-medical staff. Whose default answer seems to be - go to A & E
Remember waiting times only start when you enter A & E, so the figures are way worse than the ones stated. People are waiting on Ambulances for longer and others are waiting in Ambulances stuck in A & E forecourts
My Daughters local A & E had one of the best waiting times figures in the UK 96% seen inside 4hrs, thing was they partitioned the waiting room, if you moved from one side to the other, you were counted as in the 'care centre' so were no longer waiting (even if you sat there another 4 hrs)
But of course Sir A, it's an illusion
Labour did make a big mistake, when they changed GP contracts, Doctors got a massive pay rise, while at the same time, they were allowed to slash the services that used to be required to be undertaken by them.