37bn was spent on the NHS by the Government in 1997, which rose to over 120bn by 2008 without any noticeable effect on quality, efficiency or productivity. The next Government faces a very difficult task in getting the NHS out of its black hole and avoiding another mammoth recession.
Some financial experts believe that a system of top-heavy organisations is the cause of the problem with an increase in hospital managers growing rapidly while general medical staff have experienced a cutback. Those managers are likely to be the ones behind the move to avoid staff cutbacks, especially at their level.
Even with the increase in spending and hiring of staff, the NHS is still planning to close an number of A&E hospital units to cut spiralling outgoings, what some people would refer to as political suicide as the one thing which would really cause local outrage is taking away a hospital.
Richard Merrin, Tory candidate for Hornsey and Wood Green stated; “If elected, a future Conservative Government will immediately stop the review of clinical services at the Whittington – including the A&E unit”. Other MPs for rival parties are also beginning to use stories like this to their own political advantage.
A selection of medical institutions such as A&E units, baby units and care homes are currently being reviewed by NHS London, which is being disputed by the conservative party who argue that it the move is based on false assumptions.
It is difficult to determine where the money to rescue the NHS will come from but in most peoples opinion closing hospital units is not the answer, especially when there is an abundance of diversity consultants, health and safety experts and financially questionable MPs to get rid of.
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