I HAVE the deepest respect for our health service and I realise how it struggles to get rid of its financial difficulties.

It appears to many that the Government has turned its back on dedicated staff and management, who in their desperate efforts to clear this financial mess may be making mistakes in patient care.

Many, I'm sure, would support Gordon Brown to write off any financial loss within this service we all depend on.

Keith Chapman, Custance Walk, St Benedict Road, Nunnery Lane, York.