Monday, April 11, 2005
Howard's slap in the face to the NHS
Michael Howard's discourtesy is shocking. His visit to St George's Hospital last week was nothing more than a publicity stunt. He failed to speak of the hospital's tremendous success over the past few years, then went straight to a press conference to talk about failures in the NHS.
Mr Howard clearly was not really interested in talking about any of the improvements taking place at St George's at his party's press conference.
From the fact that our hospital is the first hospital in the country to meet the 3 month maximum wait for heart treatment to the fact that the hard work of all staff means that 98% of patients are seen within 4 hours in the A and E dept. As for MRSA, the entire team has worked very hard to reduce this by 50% over the last 3 years.
His strategy has been laid bare. Talk down the NHS - in spite of all the progress that has been made - sow seeds of disenchantment, then introduce cuts and charges.
In Tooting we are very proud of our local hospital and the hard working staff who do a sterling job.
Sadiq
Mr Howard clearly was not really interested in talking about any of the improvements taking place at St George's at his party's press conference.
From the fact that our hospital is the first hospital in the country to meet the 3 month maximum wait for heart treatment to the fact that the hard work of all staff means that 98% of patients are seen within 4 hours in the A and E dept. As for MRSA, the entire team has worked very hard to reduce this by 50% over the last 3 years.
His strategy has been laid bare. Talk down the NHS - in spite of all the progress that has been made - sow seeds of disenchantment, then introduce cuts and charges.
In Tooting we are very proud of our local hospital and the hard working staff who do a sterling job.
Sadiq
