Health Care for all British citizens

12.00.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Mon 4th Jul 2005

"Is this really what any Labour member can defend?" says Potts

Commenting on the King's Fund report into patient attitudes to choice in the NHS, Liberal Democrat Sam Potts, said:

"This research provides worrying evidence that under the Government's patient choice agenda, the least well-advised patients could easily end up with inferior care. Accessing quality health care should be a right and not the preserve of people who know how to work the system. Choice is not a reality for people without the means to travel or for their visitors to stay nearby. It is clear that wealthier people, and those with access to better information about the quality of services will be able to get access to the best care.

"Is this really what any Labour member can defend?"

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