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So said "experts" to the Lords.
What a waste of money.
Who does not know that if you do not treat patients:
Some will recover.
Some will die for lack of treatment.
Some will get worse AND NEED MORE TREATMENT than if they had been treated earlier.
Some will live but become disabled. Then the local authorities will have to find the money for their care. And WHERE will that money come from?
Imagine a patient with a known septic focus. Given antibiotics to control the infection. The good doctors intend to excise the rotten area. They can't - staff shortages? - the infection recurs. More antibiotics. And our Chief Medical Officer says, " Cut down on antibiotics". Excellent idea.
Re: Ministers have little choice but to keep boosting spending on NHS
So said "experts" to the Lords.
What a waste of money.
Who does not know that if you do not treat patients:
Some will recover.
Some will die for lack of treatment.
Some will get worse AND NEED MORE TREATMENT than if they had been treated earlier.
Some will live but become disabled. Then the local authorities will have to find the money for their care. And WHERE will that money come from?
Imagine a patient with a known septic focus. Given antibiotics to control the infection. The good doctors intend to excise the rotten area. They can't - staff shortages? - the infection recurs. More antibiotics. And our Chief Medical Officer says, " Cut down on antibiotics". Excellent idea.
Tell the patient to die?
Competing interests: Patient.