#wehatethenhs #welovethenhs

from BBC
Added: Friday, 14 August, 2009, 13:14 GMT 14:14 UK

Have any of the people who "love" the NHS had to wait a year (sometimes more) for treatment? Have they ever been denied treatment through the "postcode-lottery"; after moving 20 miles to suddenly find their new health authority won't fund treatment agreed by their previous health authority? The NHS is undoubtedly "overly-bureaucratic" and it most definitely "rations care. Whilst many of the criticisms are unjustified, let's at least acknowledge its faults whilst standing up for its principles.

Phil Ruse, Bristol