Thieves no longer break in – they log in
The IndependentIn response to your recent article about identity theft, it’s important to emphasise just how high the stakes are – not only for individuals, but for the security of entire nations. When, some 20 years ago, another Labour health secretary, Alan Milburn, introduced similar measures – alongside the creation of a new kind of hospital, called foundation trusts, with the freedom to raise finance and set their own rules on private patient income – it effectively created a two-tiered NHS. The financial stringencies required to become foundation trusts often distorted their priorities away from quality, patient safety and compassionate care towards financial and reputational considerations. Paul Dolan Northwich, Cheshire We’re all stuck with this health service All British hospitals appear to suffer from the same problem: bottlenecks – in the form of waiting lists for treatment, beds after an emergency visit, lack of staff and, of course, hanging around before an appointment. I hope the farmers’ protest outside parliament next week makes the population of the UK aware of the risks associated with this government’s plan to make farmers pay inheritance tax.
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