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Wrong figures 4/1/12
Sirs,
I expect that all readers will join me in condemning the latest disgraceful attack on the NHS and health service workers by the Labour Party
Labour MSP Jackie Baillie is facing calls to apologise to NHS workers after claiming that new figures show Scottish hospitals at the top of a European league table of healthcare associated infections.
The calls for an apology come after it emerged that the figures used by the Labour Health spokesperson were in fact gathered in 2005/6, a time when Labour were in power.
Scotland now has one of the best records in Europe for combatting hospital infections. Ms Baillie is ignoring the improvements and investment that have been made by the Scottish Government over recent years which have seen, for example, reductions of over 70% in both C.diff and MRSA.
Our health service workers do a magnificent job and, despite the big reduction in the amount of pocket money given to Scotland by the British Government, I am sure that the SNP Government will continue to make huge investments in the NHS.
It is high time the Labour Party started supporting our public sector instead of sneering at it and telling mistruths about our hospitals.
Dr D C Wilson
12b Tolsta Chaolais
Isle of Lewis
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