"Hi there. We got your swine flu test results back from the lab. Guess what?"
Posted on 09/08/2009 9:39:00 AM PDT by Nachum
The Conservative party says hospitals are at breaking point and claims that a second wave of swine flu could result in a bed shortage
The NHS may not have enough intensive care beds to cope if a second wave of swine flu hits the country, the Conservative party claimed today.
Hospitals are already at "breaking point" and are having to close critical care beds to new admissions for large parts of the year, according to the shadow health secretary, Andrew Lansley.
The allegation comes amid intensifying party exchanges over the future of the NHS. The Tories are attempting the novel political manoeuvre of outflanking Labour from the left, promising real-terms increases in spending during the recession.
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"Hi there. We got your swine flu test results back from the lab. Guess what?"
Put people with the swine flu in the hospital and you would have solved you bed shortage. Over and over again.
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