No one receives all of the healthcare that could fully benefit them

Currently, no one receives all of the health care, in its widest sense, that could benefit them – and there seems little reason to expect this not to be true in 20 years’ time. In terms of preventive care, assessment and monitoring, advice, psychosocial care, integration of care, patient-centred, evidence-based care, etc there is always going to be something missing. And if not missing, then over-prescribed, under-prescribed or inappropriately used. There will never be enough nurses available or employed to provide all the possible care to everyone with any kind of need, and those who are employed will never have enough time or treatment funding to deliver all they could for every one of their patients.

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