Tuesday, March 13, 2012

NHS blamed for 17,000 extra deaths

More than 17,000 people die unnecessarily every year due to poorNHS - performance, a study suggested today.

The figure is more than five times the number dying in roadaccidents in 2004, it said.

Researchers compared the UK with France, Germany, the Netherlandsand Spain for the TaxPayers' Alliance report.

If the UK were to achieve the same level as the average of theother European countries, there would have been 17,157 fewer deathsin 2004.

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