More #Winning from the Much Vaunted National Health Service©:
And from the comments at that post:
"Folks should read and absorb whole article. Headline incorrectly calls this delay in TREATMENT; No, it’s a 15 month wait to be SEEN.
Waits for actual treatment, (including laser and traditional surgery) doesn’t even start till after assessment.
Meanwhile...just go blind...."
But it's not just glaucoma patients being pushed aside:
They can't even meet the modest goal of treating patients in a few hours.
#Medicaid4All FTW!
NHS patients "waiting to be treated for the potentially blinding eye condition glaucoma are facing waits of more than a year before being seen..." https://t.co/1opn0XkdYK— AssocAmerPhys&Surg (@AAPSonline) January 2, 2020
And from the comments at that post:
"Folks should read and absorb whole article. Headline incorrectly calls this delay in TREATMENT; No, it’s a 15 month wait to be SEEN.
Waits for actual treatment, (including laser and traditional surgery) doesn’t even start till after assessment.
Meanwhile...just go blind...."
But it's not just glaucoma patients being pushed aside:
"NHS hospitals in England are performing worse than ever as latest statistics show record delays in A&E and for cancer treatment." https://t.co/IMloMmEnMa— AssocAmerPhys&Surg (@AAPSonline) December 27, 2019
They can't even meet the modest goal of treating patients in a few hours.
#Medicaid4All FTW!
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