MP believes Prime Minister is pushing NHS to the brink of collapse

Newsdesk • Published 7 Feb 2012 07:00 2 Comments

SLOUGH MP Fiona Mactaggart has claimed the Prime Minister is pushing the NHS to the brink of collapse - with patients waiting even longer for their treatments.

The latest data shows that 44 more patients were forced to wait longer than 18 weeks for treatment in the Berkshire East PCT area, between November 2010 and November 2011.

Waiting times are also up nationally with an increase of more than a third in the number of patients waiting more than four-and-a-half months for treatment.

Ms Mactaggart said "The chaos caused by the Health Bill is starting to take its toll. By the time Labour left office, waiting times had fallen to a historic low, but this Government is throwing that legacy away.

"It is hard to get this right and we have had some particular local challenges with our hospital, but we must keep our focus on patient care, and patients who are left to wait are not being cared for.

"If the Prime Minister succeeds in allowing hospitals to fill 49% of hospital beds with private patients, this will get worse.

"The Prime Minister has pushed the NHS to the brink by reorganising at this time of financial stress. He should listen to NHS patients and staff, drop this Bill and put the NHS first."

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This article appeared in Slough Observer 07 Feb 12

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  JUDGE1066
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  Feb 6, 19:26
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  What's that Fiona, a Prime Minister pushing the NHS to the brink? is that the same as the Prime Minister that took this Country to the financial brink? Kettle pot springs to mind, you're just a bunch of self serving hypocrites anyway, lets hope over the next 5 years this country doesn't revolt, you and your buddies will have to reinforce your country houses lol.
  
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  Truth2009
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  Feb 7, 09:50
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  Your an MP for godness sake tell the pople of this the country the truth. It was the Labour Party who spend so much money and brought UK into a financial criss. You should be ashmed blaming someonesle when it infact was your governemnt when labour was incharge.
  
  Grow up......................
  
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