Financial problems in the NHS are likely to cause a rise in waiting times in England, health chiefs believe.Oops.
Mike Farrar, the head of the NHS Confederation, said the difficulties could even lead to the 18-week limit for elective operations being broken.
He made the warning after feedback from senior NHS managers showed many feared it would get harder for patients to access care in the next 12 months.
Monday, July 11, 2011
NHS chiefs warn of rising hospital waiting times
"I am romantic about the NHS; I love it. All I need to do to rediscover the romance is to look at health care in my own country." Donald Berwick, MD, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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