Is Labour now scaping the barrel ?? Less beds in hospitals is a sign of success??

[Dom Tuk]

Prepare the MBE application for the spin doctor who came up with this brilliant idea. Hewitt now says less beds in hospitals is a sign of success.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=434840&i n_page_id=1774

[casaespana]

Sounds right to me.
Patients are being treated quicker and better,spending less time in hospital. Hence fewer beds required.

[Dom Tuk]

hey looks like Labour will win any snap election held at any time in this country. you get the leaders you deserve and by god you are getting one.

[jamesy boy]

So fewer politicians mean a successful democracy?

[johnizere]

reminds me of the 'Yes Minister' episode where they opened a new hospital....there were no patients....therefore the waiting list was ZERO!

[Ctrak]

Tricky one this...

Mail...government...Mail...government...

(cue headache).

[Scylax]

I wonder if there is a hidden agenda here somewhere.
I wonder if this government wants the NHS any longer ?

If 90% of all health-care could be sold off to the
private sector, it would pour billions into Gordon
Brown's coffers, while still collecting NHS contributions
from taxpayers. A nice little earner. BUPA won't mind
providing the hospital beds, at a hefty price.

Originally, the NHS was a Socialist dream; now it's
a nightmare. Fortunately it can be made to go away

[buildersmate]

The number of beds is less important than the occupancy rate of the beds that are there. You (and the D Mail) are counting the wrong attribute.