http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-leaders-call-for-end-to-waves-of-criticism-of-health-service-9032207.html NHS leaders call for end to waves of criticism of health service 10 NHS groups have called for a "new page to be turned" in 2014 I would be the first to admit that in many areas the NHS provides a first class service and provides care and treatment for many of its patients. (I refuse to call anyone in need of medical attention "customers", as seems to be the jargon so popular with politicians and parts of NHS management). However, over recent years, and at an accelerating rate, standards have been declining as more and more medical staff become disillusioned with the constant "restructuring" of trusts, recruitment of more management strata at the expense of front line medical personnel and the resulting increase in A&E waiting times, cancelled appointments, declining standards in war...