NHS: Falling fast

To no one’s surprise, the UK’s health care system is falling in the European rankings:

“Patients in the UK have the right to expect more. Despite substantial funding increases, the UK still is a mediocre overall performer,” said Anje BjÃ¶rnberg, director of Health Consumer Powerhouse . . .

. . . The analysis criticised Britain for long waiting times, the regional variations in supply of healthcare, the low rates of five-year cancer survival, and the scale of MRSA infection in NHS hospitals.