Paul Burstow MP
Representing Belmont, Cheam, Stoneleigh, Sutton and Worcester Park
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Paul Burstow MP Representing Belmont, Cheam, Stoneleigh, Sutton and Worcester Park |
| Paul Burstow MP | <paul@paulburstow.org.uk> | 1st August 2010 |
Target obsessed Government puts stroke patients at risk - Burstow6.00.00pm GMT Thu 13th Nov 2003 Commenting on new figures released by the Stroke Association, which show that over 12,000 people are needlessly dying or becoming disabled each year following a stroke, Paul Burstow MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, said: "The Government's obsession with targets puts presentation ahead of patients. "Labelling wards as stroke emergency centres without having the trained staff or resources is a cruel deceit which costs lives. "The tick box and target culture is undermining the public's trust of the NHS. Ministers must stop over-claiming and start delivering."
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