Funding crisis, staff shortages leave NHS among world’s worse health services – OECD

‘Healthcare in the UK is among the worst in the developed world, a new report has concluded, with underequipped and short-staffed hospitals leading to unnecessary deaths across the country.

The report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that the National Health Service (NHS) has a disastrous record of preventing illnesses, with the organization’s deputy director calling the healthcare provider “outstandingly poor.”

The OECD findings will prove an embarrassment for Prime Minister David Cameron who has previously denied the NHS is suffering a lack of funding, despite an £8 billion (US$12.2 billion) black hole in its budget. He has also routinely pledged to protect the NHS budget from austerity measures.’

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