Abstract
Successive reports over the past week have painted a bleak picture of the NHS which begs the question as to whether the United Kingdom can continue to boast of the best national health service in the world. First came the report of the National Enquiry into Peri- Operative Death which gave a damning overview of the lack of critical care facilities, with patients suffering as a result. Just a few days later a study carried out by researchers at St George’s in London claimed patients in UK intensive care units (ICUs) had less chance of survival than those cared for in the USA. The research also showed that Britain discharges patients quicker and that it has five times fewer intensive care unit beds than the United States. Further evidence arrives this week with the Audit Commission Report into Commissioning Services for the Treatment and Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) which again puts the UK behind other countries. The Commission says that CHD causes ‘up to twice as many premature deaths among men in England and Wales as in many other western nations’.
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