Health service squeezed by all sides
Our health service is being squeezed from all sides yet expected to deliver a first class service.
In addition to the “efficiency savings” the Mid Yorkshire Trust has to make eye watering repayments to the “private finance Initiative” (PFI) contract which increases every year.
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Hide AdThese figures were illustrated brilliantly by Mr Dave Coates in last weeks publication. In short, he highlighted the £311 million borrowed to rebuild Pontefract and Pinderfields hospitals will cost the taxpayer £1.57 Billion over the next 30 years. Talk about “Loan Sharks”
These PFI contracts must have been negotiated by total incompetents, who then move on to pastures new,leaving this horrendous sinking ship to the taxpayer.
Our “Foreign Aid “ budget is touching £12 Billion per year, for the foreseeable future, however, if this reverted to the pre coalition figure, around £6 Billion, we could wipe out the entire PFI commitment for 100 hospitals within 2 years and still support deserving countries. These are OUR hard earned taxes for schools, hospitals and social responsibilities not to be squandered like confetti to some of countries who detest the very values our forefathers fought and died for. I wonder If UKIP will listen more intently when we say charity begins at home.
Mr John Sheen
Moor Park Lane
DEWSWURY