Birth centres are closing, patients are being denied
pain-relieving drugs and leaflets advising parents how to prevent cot death
have been scrapped because of NHS cuts which are increasingly restricting
services to patients, evidence gathered by the Guardian reveals.
The NHS's £20bn savings drive also
means new mothers receive fewer visits from health visitors, support for
problem drinkers is being reduced and families are no longer being given an NHS
advice book on bringing up their baby.
People with diabetes and leg ulcers are
seeing less of the district nurses who help them manage their condition;
specialists delivering psychological therapies are under threat and a growing
number of hospitals are reducing the number of nurses and midwives to balance
their books.
All
in all a far less rosy picture than the ConDems paint whenever they make their comparisons.
Update: Kirsty makes an offer. Will the minister refuse (or just ignore it).
Update: Kirsty makes an offer. Will the minister refuse (or just ignore it).
1 Comments:
Oh my, how did we manage before all these things were made so readily available?
Isn't it time we grew up and took responsibility for ourselves, our children and our futures.
England will survive come what may, that is the nature and character of the English people. Now who can tell me what is the nature and character of the Welsh people (other than living off English largesse)?
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