Middle Class Get More From NHS


	Middle Class Get More From NHS

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11-28-2007 11:49 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/53f14e5a-ee5c-4fa1-bef7-a2e7ac6c2b73/38BA2030-E588-48AE-ADCC-7BC97426CAEF/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7115513.stm" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7115513.stm" style="font-size: 11px;">news.bbc.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7115513.stm"><FONT size="2"><B>The NHS is a "divisive influence" which favours the assertive middle classes over poorer people, a study says.</B>
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<FONT size="2">The report by centre-right think-tank Civitas said the health service was not providing equal treatment to all.
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<FONT size="2">It pointed out that people in deprived areas were often more in need of treatment, but less likely to get hip replacements or key x-rays.</FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7115513.stm">studies had shown that those on lower incomes made more use of primary care, but were less likely to be referred on for hospital treatment.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7115513.stm"><P><FONT size="2">"Much depends on where you live, how much you earn, how old you are and crucially who you know.
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<FONT size="2">"It has always been said in defence of the NHS that, although it was not the best in terms of quality, it was at least impressive in term of equity. Now that is no longer true.
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<FONT size="2"></FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7115513.stm"><P><FONT size="2">"By introducing the private sector, you increase competition and drive up standards."
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