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Monday, August 25, 2008

Labour obsession with political correctness and red tape means dire care for patients says senior doctor

Labour's record on the NHS came under unprecedented attack yesterday from one of Britain's most senior doctors.
Professor Paul Goddard, a former president of the Royal Society of Medicine, accused the Government of leading the NHS into 'catastrophic meltdown'.
The award-winning professor directed particular anger at the drugs-rationing body NICE, which he accused of virtually killing patients to save money.
He said Labour's obsession with bureaucracy and political correctness had resulted in dire care for patients.
Money-saving practices, introduced to meet strict Whitehall targets, had contributed greatly to the rise of superbugs killing patients on hospital wards.

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