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Where does the fault lie here?
Those in charge didn't know the population was getting older and would need more care?

It's just good management and bad reporting. The NHS runs at close to capacity year round to give good efficiency. Obviously in high demand/ staff short times, they postpone/re-schedule non urgent treatment. They don't cancel anything - not least because those who make the decisions are well paid for treating and adminstering patients. I am not suprised the organising could be improved a bit, but it is basically a no news story.

fuzzy wrote:It's just good management and bad reporting. The NHS runs at close to capacity year round to give good efficiency. Obviously in high demand/ staff short times, they postpone/re-schedule non urgent treatment. They don't cancel anything - not least because those who make the decisions are well paid for treating and adminstering patients. I am not suprised the organising could be improved a bit, but it is basically a no news story.

That makes sense.

It does all point to a lack of slack in the system. Slack is a good thing but we only realise it occasionally as most of the time it manifests itself as poor efficiency. 'Good efficiency' appears to be a good thing most of the time but is trumped by it's bad side occasionally.

Yet another "the NHS is failing" report. More softening up of the population to accept NHS privatisation.