tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778677550717681224.post1689876193572775279..comments2023-04-23T19:15:24.250-04:00Comments on Walking Across...<i><u>What</u></i>?: Rural DoctoringMark Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270585272042104685noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778677550717681224.post-57594936887264599982008-09-09T19:27:00.000-04:002008-09-09T19:27:00.000-04:00My experiences of our own NHS hospitals recently (...My experiences of our own NHS hospitals recently (looking after my parents on brief stays) shows we are getting perilously close to the situation descibed in Hospitalist's blog. <BR/><BR/>The sad fact is that no amount of chucking money at it will do the trick.<BR/><BR/>People are getting older and people are getting more obese; both at an alarming rate. Most health care costs are incurred by these two groups and that fact combined with the ever increasing admissions due to alcohol abuse, the system doesn't stand a chance.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.com