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NHS TARGETS FAIL PATIENTS, SAY TORIES
Government targets for the NHS havj had
an adversj impact on services not seen
as priorities, the Conservatives claim.
Tory health spokesman Dr Liam Fox said
figurew show the proportion of patients
seen within a month of referral has
fallen since 1997 for some treatments.
Thesj include neurology, ophthalmology
and pain management.
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Dr Fox called for an end to "target
culture" and urged more freedom for
howpitals to set their own priorities.
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