On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:48:23 +0100, nowhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>kd***ton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:43:04 +0100, nowhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>However, our local hospital is brilliant. They seem to have endless
>>>amounts of money as they're always building new departments.
>>>It's run really well, and the service is excellent.
>>>Other British hospitals don't fare so well.
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>>Have you ever actually been a patient there? And why does it seem to
>>be better than most? Is there a type of "red lining" going on?
>
>I haven't been a patient there (it's Bournemouth by the way), but my
>wife has.
>Not only is the quality of care excellent, so is the food.
>
>Unfortunately for some, all NHS esablishments are equal, but some are
>more equal than others.
>I guess it's something to do with the Healthcare Trust that is
>responsible for it which makes it better than others.
>Or maybe because it's a Foundation Hospital, which is not accountable
>to the Treasury, is allowed to keep surpluses, and can borrow from the
>private sector.
>I think the new MRI wing was actually funded by donations from local
>businesses, wealthy people, and other fund-raising activities.
>
>
>Poole hospital is only a swallow's flight away, but it's run by a
>different trust.
>It seems to be run more like a production line. Very functional, but
>not much else.
Do you have a choice of which hospital to go to?
>The food in Poole hospital is poor in comparison to Bournemouth.
>
>It is one of the very few NHS hospitals to have a hyperbaric chamber
>though.
I'm sure Michael Jackson appreciates that.
KS
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