What's going on with the NHS?

[pepperbear]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/7908742/Axe-falls-on-NHS-services.html

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Some of the most common operations — including hip replacements and cataract surgery — will be rationed as part of attempts to save billions of pounds, despite government promises that front-line services would be protected.

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Plans to cut hundreds of thousands of pounds from budgets for the terminally ill, with dying cancer patients to be told to manage their own symptoms if their condition worsens at evenings or weekends.


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The Sunday Telegraph found the details of hundreds of cuts buried in obscure appendices to lengthy policy and strategy documents published by trusts. In most cases, local communities appear to be unaware of the plans.

[eridani]

1. Deficit cutting on the backs of ordinary people

It's not just for Americans anymore!

[Hannah Bell]

2. austerity program, same as here, same as in the rest of the world.

the banksters must have their (billion) pounds of flesh.

they're hungry.

[dipsydoodle]

3. Whatever

Given the choice would you have what you've got over there or our NHS ?

[cornermouse]

4. At this point, I would move over there.

They aren't as interested in working people to death.

[leeroysphitz]

5. I'm not sure. I don't follow hockey. n/t

[Orsino]

6. It's called "afraid to tax."

This news from overseas arrives just in time to be used to help kill the new public-option bill.