[Kizzy]

Of course it is the management, cutting costs due to reduced or restricted funding having to stick to ridiculous guidelines at the cost of patient care.
it really ammoys me when it is those who are struggling to maintain patient care and have clinical experience who are expected tho take the blame for decisions that were out of their control.

my view is this is again subderfuge... the government want certain PCT's to fail... and due to the lack of resources they have brought one or two to their knees. Now here's where they have been very clever... one of the 'sanctions' for these highlighted hospitals on 'special measures' is closure...
Well isn't that what the government want? are the public not playing right into their hands in accepting this as an acceptable course of action?
Does it not then mean that we have ourselves have given the green light to further privatisation of the NHS?
Should we not be furious at why these hospitals were not adequately maintained as to provide the required level of patient care in the first place?...