Last week there were several news stories about a report released by the Nuffield Trust showing that NHS Scotland is less efficient and spends more than Wales and England and Northern Ireland. NHS staff in Scotland also see less patients than their counterparts south of the border. For some interesting statistics read this report in the Scotsman there is also a good article on the BBC called Why efficiency in the NHS matters. The Scottish Government argue that overall peoples health in Scotland is poorer and the statistics used in the report are out of date. What do you think?
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