"Geoffrey" wrote in message
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On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 10:26:43 +0000 (GMT), John Cartmell
wrote:

Thatcher's idea was that if the statistics showed that, at any one
time, 30%
of hospital beds were empty then you could close 30% of hospitals.
She didn't
appreciate that by trying to get 100% hospital beds full you had
people lying
in hospital corridors for days and endemic disease.

Personally, I believe she did appreciate it, she just didn't care.


Indeed, but the people always had the choice to go private - NOT...