Hewitt's Spin Doctor guide to cutting NHS services

The comical Ali of the NHS, that is Patricia Hewitt, has yet again shown how much disregard she has for the nation's health service, as it was revealed thatSpin Doctors Guide to hospital and ward closures, to Hospital Managers.

The guide tells NHS bosses how to close hospitals and wards more easily without upsetting the public, and that they must "butter up" journalists to make them write more positive articles about the closure of beds and maternity wards.

The guide also tells trusts about the type of spin language that they should use, such as, instead of talking about cuts and closures as "downgrading", they have been told to refer to local changes as evidence that Trusts are "adapting", "developing", "evolving"; or "specialising".

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt, famous for saying the the health had its best year, while it was facing a number of closures around the country, is said to be furious that hospital chiefs have failed to put a positive gloss on the changes in the NHS. Changes that mean 18 A&E wards are facing the axe while 43 maternity units have either closed or are facing of closure.

So when Patricia Hewitt next speaks about the NHS "is having its best year", what she actually means is the "she" has had her best year in achieving her goal of cutting NHS services.