News: Criticism Of The National Health Service

The sense of hope that swept in with President Obama has been supplanted by existential doubt: Can the nation ever address its critical structural crises in health care, financial services, energy, and education?

The sense of hope that swept in with President Obama has been supplanted by existential doubt: Can the nation ever address its critical structural crises in health care, financial services, energy, and education?

A current draft of healthcare reform legislation in the House of Representatives may inadvertently result in multi-million dollar reductions in federal support for Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters and children's hospitals around the nation, forcing them to cut critical services in a segment of the industry that has already achieved near

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that, despite the challenges it faces with the 2009/10 budget, the Government has fulfilled its commitment to protect the critical sectors of education, health, the social safety net services and national security from cuts.

The health and safety of our nation's volunteer fire service is a primary concern for the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC). To help keep firefighters and emergency personnel strong and prevent tragedies, the NVFC has released a series of health and safety priorities to more effectively address their critical health and safety issues.

By the wording of the article, it seems that criticizing NHS is a bad thing. Their decisions for withholding treatment killed a friend of mine. I think that some critical statements are in order!

The NHS is the closest thing the English have to a national religion, Nigel Lawson, a former Tory chancellor, once observed. Seldom has that tart comment seemed more apposite than in recent days, as both Gordon Brown and David Cameron leapt to the defence of the NHS following vitriolic criticism in America of Britain’s “Orwellian” health service.

A British health-care union stages a demonstration in London to voice opposition to some Americans' criticism of the U.K. National Health Service.