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andrewducker) wrote2005-07-30 10:40 am
andrewducker) wrote2005-07-30 10:40 am
Labour is working
When Labour came to power in 1997, there were 21,474 consultants in the NHS - there are now 31,210. On that day there were 28,046 GPs - there are now 32,194.
That's a 50% increase in consultants and a 15% increase in GPs.
In the last year, nursing shortages have dropped from 2.6% to 19.% - the 5th successive yearly fall.
At the end of June there were 43,200 patients waiting longer than six months for treatment in English hospitals - down 6,400 since the end of May and 31,600 since June 2004.
It's not sorted yet - but then doctors take 7 years to train, so it's not the kind of problem you can solve overnight.
And no, this isn't some kind of blanket support for all things Labour - but good news about the NHS seems to get very little publicity, so I thought it should be shared around.
All figures from the BBC here.
That's a 50% increase in consultants and a 15% increase in GPs.
In the last year, nursing shortages have dropped from 2.6% to 19.% - the 5th successive yearly fall.
At the end of June there were 43,200 patients waiting longer than six months for treatment in English hospitals - down 6,400 since the end of May and 31,600 since June 2004.
It's not sorted yet - but then doctors take 7 years to train, so it's not the kind of problem you can solve overnight.
And no, this isn't some kind of blanket support for all things Labour - but good news about the NHS seems to get very little publicity, so I thought it should be shared around.
All figures from the BBC here.
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