UK falls further down European health league despite rise in funding - The Guardian 2nd October 2007

Britain's National Health Service remains a "mediocre" provider of healthcare, performing much less well than almost all of the UK's peers in western Europe, according to a European survey. The index of European health services, issued yesterday in Brussels by Health Consumer Powerhouse, found Britain had slid further down the European league table over the past year despite the investment in the NHS under New Labour. Of 29 countries assessed, the EU's 27 plus Norway and Switzerland, Britain came 17th.

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NHS is 17th in Europe-wide poll of patients - The Telegraph 2nd October 2007