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Jeremy Hunt ‘misrepresenting’ data on weekend death rates at NHS hospitals, says research surgeon | Home News | News | The Independent – via John Gelmini

February 16, 2016 By in Business Administration, NHS, Outsourcing, People, Politicians, Politics, Public Services Reform, Reform Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

According to the Independent, a senior doctor who was part of a study on links between staffing and deaths in the NHS has accused the Government of “continually misrepresenting” the findings to support its push to change junior contracts.

Source: Jeremy Hunt ‘misrepresenting’ data on weekend death rates at NHS hospitals, says research surgeon | Home News | News | The Independent

Irrespective of which opinion is closest to reality, the public are dying unnecessarily because of the NHS bureaucracy. Without radical reform, the other viable option is to scrap the NHS. It’s too late for more fudging of data & incremental reform.

John Gelmini

Clinton vows to find Alzheimer’s cure by 2025 | TheHill

December 22, 2015 By in Business Administration, Healthcare, People, Politics Tags: , , , , 2 Comments
English: PET scan of a human brain with Alzhei...

English: PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Washington paper, The Hill reports that the Democratic presidential front-runner Hilary Clinton vows to spend $2 billion per year to find Alzheimer’s cure by 2025.

Source: Clinton vows to find Alzheimer’s cure by 2025 | TheHill

I’m not and never have been a Clinton supporter but I’m impressed. Having lost a friend to Alzheimer’s, this pledge is real for me. It’s also in sharp contrast to Obama‘s hollow promises.

Thoughts?