{"id":8553,"date":"2015-10-16T15:17:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T15:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=8553"},"modified":"2015-10-16T15:17:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T15:17:45","slug":"does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2","title":{"rendered":"Does the NHS do a good job?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>People of Cardiff weigh in their thoughts on NHS spending<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9470\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9470\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory.jpg\" alt=\"NHS is spending more on private healthcare. People in Cardiff share their thoughts. \u00a9Tony Evans\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9470\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory.jpg\" alt=\"NHS is spending more on private healthcare. People in Cardiff share their thoughts. \u00a9Tony Evans\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> NHS is spending more on private healthcare. People in Cardiff share their thoughts. \u00a9Tony Evans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Welsh NHS spending soared by a third in just a single year from \u00a314.3m in 2013\/14 to \u00a319m this year on private healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The demand for service has outnumbered their resources, and so help from private sectors are being sought.\u00a0As to whether or not referring patients to go private and not getting service from the NHS itself is a public concern remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<h4>We asked five people to relay some of their varying sentiments about the NHS:<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8596\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8596 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Stuart Talbot, 50, Cardiff\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8596 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Stuart Talbot, 50, Cardiff\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8158-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Stuart Talbot, shop owner, Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;They do a wonderful job with the available resources. There is not enough money to do the NHS we would all love but the one we&#8217;ve got we should be grateful for. I think it&#8217;s not a fact that they&#8217;re not able to employ enough people, I think it&#8217;s a fact of not being able to pay the people enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8612\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8612 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yuki Choi, 20, Cardiff (originally from Hong Kong)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8612 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yuki Choi, 20, Cardiff (originally from Hong Kong)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8137-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Yuki Choi, 20, Cardiff (originally from Hong Kong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Not really. I visited the A&amp;E department and I had to wait a few hours. I saw patients with bleeding hands seated next to me and they had to wait as well. I think people inside the hospital should be increased.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8620\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8620 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Margaret Keating, 80, Bridgend\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8620 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Margaret Keating, 80, Bridgend\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8136-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Margaret Keating, 80, Bridgend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I noticed a few months back that one leg was shorter than the other so I went to the doctor. I&#8217;m seeing an orthopedic surgeon now. I got no complaints at all. They&#8217;ve been completely helpful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8625\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8625 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yaw Asamoah, 20, Cardiff (originally from Ghana)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8625 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yaw Asamoah, 20, Cardiff (originally from Ghana)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8187-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Yaw Asamoah, 20, Cardiff (originally from Ghana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I had tonsillitis once and they helped me out with that. I don\u2019t know why people are\u00a0complaining, it\u2019s basically free healthcare for everyone. They probably just need\u00a0more staff but that\u2019s something for the big heads to be dealing with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8644\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8644 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Clarke, 28, Cardiff\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8644 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Clarke, 28, Cardiff\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/IMG_8138-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Sarah Clarke, 28, Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t go private or anything when I had my little boy, so I\u2019ve definitely benefited from it.\u00a0Other than that, I haven\u2019t really used it. So yes, it\u2019s been okay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People of Cardiff weigh in their thoughts on NHS spending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":451,"featured_media":9470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-8553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Does the NHS do a good job? - InterCardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Welsh NHS spending soared by a third in just a single year from \u00a314.3m in 2013\/14 to \u00a319m this year on private healthcare\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Does the NHS do a good job? - InterCardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Welsh NHS spending soared by a third in just a single year from \u00a314.3m in 2013\/14 to \u00a319m this year on private healthcare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"InterCardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-10-16T15:17:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Portia Ladrido\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Portia Ladrido\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2\",\"name\":\"Does the NHS do a good job? - InterCardiff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-10-16T15:17:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/a039dbfa0fa03d58cccb0fa157a631fc\"},\"description\":\"The Welsh NHS spending soared by a third in just a single year from \u00a314.3m in 2013\/14 to \u00a319m this year on private healthcare\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/does-the-nhs-do-a-good-job-2#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/10\/NHSstory.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":360,\"caption\":\"NHS is spending more on private healthcare. 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