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Headlines can be misleading, and NHS performance ones certainly are. It’s difficult to compare when England and Wales set targets differently, compile them differently, and publish data at different times, finds Jenny Sims
It’s widely acknowledged that the NHS is “in crisis” in both England and Wales. Are there differences in approaches to this crisis between the two countries and, if so, is that showing any divides in performance improvement?
Published performance data differ considerably for the two nations, but show undeniably that both are failing to meet patients’ needs and demands. Underfunding by the UK government (see box) is blamed as the key cause of the common problems including long elective waiting lists, emergency waiting times, and ambulance response times; recruitment and retention; and, of course, pay.
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The BMA report Health Fund Data Analysis, published on 6 April, found that healthcare spending is “uneven across the UK” and
Library and council workers across the top of the South Island are rallying to raise their concerns about low wages, poor working conditions and high turnover.
Committee wants to establish a uniform and clear standard: "to balance the national needs and the commitment to the development and growth of the young players when they reach adult age"