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Report warns NHS investment has failed to deliver expected improvements
NHS spending ‘fails to deliver results’

The huge increase in NHS spending has failed to lead to a similarly large improvement in services, a new report has warned. Research by social policy think tank Civitas says that despite a doubling of funding in real terms from £44.9 billion in 2000 to £76.4 billion last year, “service improvement has in too many… Read more »

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Tories claim re-admission figures show targets are damaging patient care
Rise in re-admissions blamed on NHS targets

Government pressure for hospitals to meet waiting lists is leading to some patients being discharged before they are ready, the Conservatives have claimed. Official figures today reveal the number of NHS emergency re-admissions has risen by nearly a third since 2002, from 5.3 per cent to 7.1 per cent earlier this year. Shadow health secretary… Read more »