They said the system was so complicated that a one-page form which patients were required to complete needed a 24-page handbook to explain what it meant.
Only about a fifth of the fines levied were paid and the report said the recovery rate, set against the scale of the bureaucracy, was"pitiful". The committee's report called on the Department of Health to report back in six months with how much progress has been made with this. "A system that's hurt our most vulnerable patients and treated millions who've made honest mistakes like fraudsters requires more than tweaks," she said.Caroline Abrahams, of Age UK, said there was a lot of confusion about eligibility for free treatment for the elderly, and the risk of being fined was"incredibly stressful".
dentist through away the oath to embrace the profits-thatchers children and they are still at it.
Great, so they can bring this issue up at PMQs next week then? Oh wait...
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Having had personal experience of some of these systems I have to say: nothing surprises me anymore. The British establishment needs a major shakedown, from top to bottom, and we need to reinvigorate justice in this country. Legal aid would be a good place to start.