tuigirl
08-03-2006, 12:33 AM
..that Britain is in a mess! How ridiculous!! This article from AOL news:
A Suffolk hospital has been fined for treating too many patients - in the process losing nearly £2.5million for breaching its contract of care.
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust reduced its waiting list target for patients to just a week in one department, the Daily Telegraph reported.
But it was too fast for East Suffolk Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), which provide funding for patient care, as it had introduced a minimum wait of at least 122 days to manage demand.
The PCTs refused to pay the £2.5million it cost to treat the Suffolk patients, which meant the hospital - £16.7million in the red this year - had to fund the care itself.
Somebody does some good and look what happens! Stupid:distress:
A Suffolk hospital has been fined for treating too many patients - in the process losing nearly £2.5million for breaching its contract of care.
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust reduced its waiting list target for patients to just a week in one department, the Daily Telegraph reported.
But it was too fast for East Suffolk Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), which provide funding for patient care, as it had introduced a minimum wait of at least 122 days to manage demand.
The PCTs refused to pay the £2.5million it cost to treat the Suffolk patients, which meant the hospital - £16.7million in the red this year - had to fund the care itself.
Somebody does some good and look what happens! Stupid:distress: