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A DORSET County Hospital governor says older people are ‘fed up’ with being blamed for the pressures on the NHS.
There has been plenty of media attention on the strain on the country’s health services this winter, particularly accident and emergency departments that are being stretched to the limit.
Patient governor Derek Julian has slammed claims by many that the nation’s increasing elderly population is responsible for the crisis as ‘simplistic’ and says there are numerous other reasons why the NHS finds itself under pressure.
He said: “People stop me in the street, older people, and they say they are getting fed up of being blamed for the state of the NHS.
“It’s extremely simplistic for NHS officials to say it’s because people are living longer, it’s because of older people and bed blocking.”
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/lo...s_older_people__fed_up__with_NHS_state_blame/
They're absolutely right - governments have known this was coming for decades but have made no real efforts to prepare for it
There has been plenty of media attention on the strain on the country’s health services this winter, particularly accident and emergency departments that are being stretched to the limit.
Patient governor Derek Julian has slammed claims by many that the nation’s increasing elderly population is responsible for the crisis as ‘simplistic’ and says there are numerous other reasons why the NHS finds itself under pressure.
He said: “People stop me in the street, older people, and they say they are getting fed up of being blamed for the state of the NHS.
“It’s extremely simplistic for NHS officials to say it’s because people are living longer, it’s because of older people and bed blocking.”
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/lo...s_older_people__fed_up__with_NHS_state_blame/
They're absolutely right - governments have known this was coming for decades but have made no real efforts to prepare for it