Maybe death panels would be an act of compassion in Great Britain:
The Patients Association said the dossier proves that while the scale of the scandal at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust – where up to 1,200 people died through failings in urgent care – was a one off, there are repeated examples they have uncovered of the same appalling standards throughout the NHS.
What are some examples of “appalling standards?”
Pamela Goddard, a piano teacher from Bletchingley, in Surrey, was 82 and suffering with cancer but was left in her own excrement and her condition deteriorated due to her bed sores.
Florence Weston, from Sedgley in the West Midlands, died aged 85 and had to remain without food or water for several days as her hip operation was repeated cancelled.
This is not the overall picture of the National Health Service by a long shot.
Chris Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health said the care in the cases highlighted by the PA was “simply unacceptable”.
She added: "It is important to note this is not representative of the picture across the NHS.
"The NHS treats millions of people every day and the vast majority of patients experience good quality, safe and effective care – the Care Quality Commission’s recent patient experience survey shows that 93 percent of patients rate their overall care as good or excellent.
“93 percent of patients rate their overall care as good or excellent.”
It’s that 7 percent, the ones left in a bed of excrement, that find the service a little less than acceptable.
