September 24, 201411 yr This confuses me Whenever I or my family have needed the NHS in recent years, it has been 1. Excellent 2. Way better than years ago For example; My GP is open when I am available, I asked for an X Ray and booked in for the next morning, my mother gets her prescriptions dropped off at her door and my Mother-in-Law received wonderful care in hospital. There were issues when my father was in hospital a few years ago, as the Nursing staff were not particularly caring, but that seems to have improved. In what way does it need "saving"?
September 24, 201411 yr It's mainly excellent But when you have a service being used by 50 million people, there will always be a few issues. It's not broken, Labour are.
September 24, 201411 yr For balance It's been crap whenever I've used it recently Can't get a docs appt at any time in the next 2 weeks. This is a constant Numerous balls ups over prescriptions They were so biz over my knee I had to pay to get another op with a decent surgeon Another matter of more sensitivity required me to go into a hospital and demand answers as we were being completely fobbed off by useless folk giving different stories and taking no responsibility despite numerous promises made. It's been absolutely terrible for me
September 24, 201411 yr Abolish free health care? Absofuckinglutely, and abolish claiming benefits for those who haven't paid anything into the system.There wouldn't be many hanging under wagons at Calais to get to the land of milk and honey.
September 24, 201411 yr Isn't "Save the NHS" about exempting the NHS from the TTIP? http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/sep/07/trade-unions-trade-deal-threat-to-nhs
September 24, 201411 yr For balance It's been crap whenever I've used it recently Can't get a docs appt at any time in the next 2 weeks. This is a constant Numerous balls ups over prescriptions They were so biz over my knee I had to pay to get another op with a decent surgeon Another matter of more sensitivity required me to go into a hospital and demand answers as we were being completely fobbed off by useless folk giving different stories and taking no responsibility despite numerous promises made. It's been absolutely terrible for me You obviously need to move to Bolton!
September 24, 201411 yr I think you can get lucky with which doctors you are at. The missus last doctors was a fucking joke shop. Could never get an appointment to start with! She changed to one very close to where we live and its been excellent. The way some folk crack on about the NHS being so bad is obviously just out of bad experiences but on the whole I reckon most people have no problems with them. Its like anything though, the bad reviews always shout the loudest and make a bigger story on TV/media.
September 24, 201411 yr Another matter of more sensitivity tell the class, mr floppy Can't get a docs appt at any time in the next 2 weeks. This is a constant is there more than one doctor at the practice are you willing to see any available doctor?
September 24, 201411 yr NHS do a great job - could probably be better but so could every establishment. HMRC is the government area which needs sorting, they are a joke and often get things wrong
September 24, 201411 yr Spent a lot of time in hospital over the years,particularly A&E and never had a single cause for complaint. Few weeks ago however we had to go to the emergency children's ward at 5am on a Sunday morning. After the piliminary observations we were left waiting to see a doctor till 10am. It was an absolute nightmare. The staff present said there was simply not enough qualified doctors. We had to wait for one to come on his shift. They said we were lucky as the children's ward at the vic is only open 3 nights a week due to cut backs. Otherwise we would have had sit there with all the screaming smack heads and pisspots. The nurse that saw to us didnt actually know what day it was. She was falling asleep at her bench thing across the room. I said "god you look tired love" she said she had done 5 12 hour days and come straight on nights over the weekend due to staff shortages and cut backs.and if she and others didnt take the same action the children's ward in A&E would have to shut completely. She had seen to 6 children/babies in that night alone. Those 6 would have been put in the normal A&E and probably given priority over other folk,therefore causing more chaos. If there's any place that there shouldn't be cut backs,it's the NHS IMO.
September 24, 201411 yr Perhaps if the shortages are that bad Gonzo they should teach nursing compulsory in schools. Then some might have a job to pay for their lifestyle instead of the tax payer.
September 24, 201411 yr Perhaps if the shortages are that bad Gonzo they should teach nursing compulsory in schools. Then some might have a job to pay for their lifestyle instead of the tax payer. Wouldn't the tax payer then pay for the extra staffing and additions to curriculum? Plus I don't think Nurses are paid enough as it is.
September 24, 201411 yr oh fcuking hell nursing degrees are already free tell you what they should do anybody put through a nursing degree has to work for 5 years in the nhs or pay back the 27k
September 24, 201411 yr same problem at my doctor minimum two weeks for an appointment and i'm not arsed who I see. anything to do with the hospital though and they couldn't have been any better.
September 24, 201411 yr oh and saw three different doctors over the space of three months and not one of them told me it was sleep paralysis I was having. it was someone on here who told me
September 24, 201411 yr oh and saw three different doctors over the space of three months and not one of them told me it was sleep paralysis I was having. it was someone on here who told me Go private for sleep issues. Seriously.
September 24, 201411 yr I can get an appointment same day has long as I travel to one of five sites in Bolton. I can ring from 8am or book via an app on my phone from 7:30. Appointments are from 8am until 7:30pm and Sat 9am until 12 noon.
September 24, 201411 yr Our doctors surgery is shit. You ring up in the morning for an appointment and sometimes they can't/won't see you until after lunch. It's a bloody disgrace. All joking apart, East Lancs NHS is fucking brilliant. I hurt my knee last week and they got me in for MRI scans 36 hours later.
September 24, 201411 yr I can get an appointment same day has long as I travel to one of five sites in Bolton. I can ring from 8am or book via an app on my phone from 7:30. Appointments are from 8am until 7:30pm and Sat 9am until 12 noon. my understanding is that in bolton, so long as you're not picky about who sees you, you can get seen
September 24, 201411 yr Hmmm, darn sarf I've had mixed experiences Little un needs a procedure doing and it's been a shambles really. The actual doctors and consultants tend to be good. But the admin is appalling. They 'lost' her details, meaning we waited for about 2 months to see specialist then had to rejoin the queue (they bumped us up, to be fair). Today I called about the op date that we've been waiting for, and was told the docs didn't know how to use the 'new system' so the appointment hadn't been made. Never would have, if I didn't call. Had my pick of times over the phone though. So lord only knows why they hadn't made the appointment. You have to stay on their case, I think. I've been private through work and, as you'd expect, the waiting times etc are non-existent, really. And the private hospital is nice, and isn't full of lunatics and scruffs. You end up seeing the same bloke you would on NHS though half the time.
September 24, 201411 yr Problems facing the NHS; 1. Fat knackers 2. Over priced PFI contracts 3. Folk not keeping appointments 4. Ever increasing expectations, from tit jobs or ultra expensive cancer drugs
September 24, 201411 yr oh fcuking hell nursing degrees are already free tell you what they should do anybody put through a nursing degree has to work for 5 years in the nhs or pay back the 27k I'm a Student Nurse so I've got a good insight into this. They're 'free' in that your tuition fees are paid for (in most cases) but you still have to work a 37.5 hour week in addition to University work you need to complete for no pay. I reckon paid tuition fees are a decent compromise - otherwise you'd have very few Nurses.
September 24, 201411 yr I'm a Student Nurse so I've got a good insight into this. They're 'free' in that your tuition fees are paid for (in most cases) but you still have to work a 37.5 hour week in addition to University work you need to complete for no pay. I reckon paid tuition fees are a decent compromise - otherwise you'd have very few Nurses. So you're essentially working for £9,000 p.a? Or is the requirement just for the term time ie 30-odd weeks?
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