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FILTHY NHS hospitals kill 5,000 patients a year, a shock report claims.
They die from infections contracted during treatment for other conditions.
But as patient care plummets, the report says billions of pounds are spent hiring increasing numbers of penpushers.
The report by the respected Centre For Policy Studies says the number of managers hired under Tony Blair since 1997 has soared by 50 per cent — but there are only eight per cent more qualified nurses.
They are employed to ensure Government ministers’ targets are met — and a new one must be hired for each new target.
The thinktank report warns there are now 270,000 penpushers running the NHS — compared with 185,...
FILTHY NHS hospitals kill 5,000 patients a year, a shock report claims.
They die from infections contracted during treatment for other conditions.
But as patient care plummets, the report says billions of pounds are spent hiring increasing numbers of penpushers.
The report by the respected Centre For Policy Studies says the number of managers hired under Tony Blair since 1997 has soared by 50 per cent — but there are only eight per cent more qualified nurses.
They are employed to ensure Government ministers’ targets are met — and a new one must be hired for each new target.
The thinktank report warns there are now 270,000 penpushers running the NHS — compared with 185,...
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