- John R Hughes, group medical director1
- 1Sue Ryder, London WC1H 0AF, UK
- john.hughes{at}sueryder.org
Heath makes some excellent points.1 The fundamental problem is that the NHS has not kept pace with the demographic change in society. The needs of vulnerable, usually elderly, patients and those approaching the end of their lives are being sidelined in a health service that is more intent on cure than on care. As Heath states, the gaps through which vulnerable …
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