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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (2683)	11/2/2007 7:50:05 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

His point of higher cancer survival rates in the US was correct. His specific point about higher 5 year survival rates for prostate caner was also correct. His specific data was wrong, but the actual data supports the theme he was pushing, so its at worst carelessness, there was no need to lie to make the point which the real data support. I do agree though that the title was incorrect, and I said as much. So I don't see much point in you quoting the title and than complaining about it. Rudy's data was not right, Rudy's point was right. In fact, there’s very little evidence that Americans get better health care than the British Cancer survival rates all cancers. US Male 66.3% US Female 62.9% England Male 44.8% England Female 52.7% Wales Male 47.9% Wales Female 54.1% Scotland Male 40.2% Scotland Female 48% Message 24020326 "A recent poll found that 35% of Britons say they can't find a National Health Services dentist near their home, 22% claim they don't know how to find a dentist, and 13% are on a waiting list. For 6% of the respondents, self-treatment, including garden-shed extractions, is the alternative." ibdeditorials.com Older people are being left housebound and disabled by a lack of NHS foot-care services in England, Age Concern says. news.bbc.co.uk UK cancer survival rate lowest in Europe ...Survival rates are based on the number of patients who are alive five years after diagnosis and researchers found that, for women, England was the fifth worst in a league of 22 countries. Scotland came bottom. Cancer experts blamed late diagnosis and long waiting lists... telegraph.co.uk Dithering over NHS drugs could leave 10,000 blind by JENNY HOPE At least 10,000 people could go blind while the Government's drug rationing watchdog ponders its controversial decision to restrict two sight-saving drugs. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence yesterday announced a review of its ruling to limit the availability of Macugen and Lucentis. Up to 13,000 patients, campaigners and doctors had protested at the ruling, claiming thousands would lose their sight as a result. But the review announced by NICE yesterday will take another six months - in which time at least 10,000 people could lose their sight, according to campaigners. dailymail.co.uk The Sunday Telegraph has learned of five further minimum-waiting-time directives. In May, Staffordshire Moorlands PCT, which funds services at two hospitals and is more than £5 million in the red, introduced a 19-week minimum wait for in-patients and 10 weeks for out-patients. A spokesman said: "These were the least worst cuts we could make." In March, Eastbourne Downs PCT, expected to overspend by £7 million this year, ordered a six-month minimum wait for non-urgent operations. Also in March, it was revealed that Medway PCT, with a deficit of £12.4 million, brought in a nine-week wait for out-patient appointments and 20 weeks for non-urgent operations. Doctors are also resigning. One gynæcologist said that he spent more time doing sudoku puzzles than treating patients because of the measures. Since January, West Hertfordshire NHS Trust, with a deficit of £41 million, has used a 10-week minimum wait for routine GP referrals to hospital. Watford and Three Rivers PCT, £13.2 million in the red, has introduced "demand management": no in-patient or day case is admitted before five months. Oh, yeah, sign me up for that. vodkapundit.com