The "shocking" state of affairs at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust meant patients admitted as emergencies suffered due to serious lapses in care.
Between 400 and 1,200 more people died than would have been expected in a three-year period, the head of the investigation for the Healthcare Commission said. Full story here.
A British friend recently asked me what I thought the NHS--the UK's socialized medicine service. She seemed shocked when I told her I wasn't too impressed. Sure, there are great things about it, but there are also some not so great things, such as ridiculous waiting lists and "third-world" conditions described by the article above.
And to top it all off, it's paid for by taxes (which, I suspect are ridiculously high. Let me know if any of you come across anything on that.) My British friend told me that Brits are essentially taxed on everything. There's even what's called a 'council tax' which is (if I understand it correctly) a tax on nothing in particular. Just something Brits have to pay every month.
This is why I'm so excited about having socialized medicine in the States. I've always wanted more taxes for a free third-world experience...
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Found another relevant article.
The Hospital of Death: 'Appalling' care may have lead to hundreds of deaths
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