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Post by rodders on Nov 12, 2021 19:23:03 GMT
I am old enough to remember when there was no NHS. I recall that as a child my father gave my mother an ill afforded ten shillings to take me to the doctor if I was ill which usually resulted in a bottle some ill tasting linctus which did little or no good. Both myself and my cousin were born pre NHS yet the wider family somehow paid for us to be born in Bushey Maternity Hospital. Again pre NHS by Aunt contracted TB and the wider family financed her to to Switzerland for treatment. We were a very much a poor working class family but I remember every Friday my grandmother demanding that every member of the family who was working hand over something for my Aunts treatment. I am not unfeeling or uncaring but the NHS has IMO promoted a feeling of entitlement that has abrogated responsibility and reality.
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Post by admin on Nov 13, 2021 0:18:37 GMT
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Post by rodders on Nov 13, 2021 8:24:30 GMT
When my late brother was seriously mentally ill, the local NHS had someone on a large salary employed specifically to discourage psychiatrists having too many appointments. A medically untrained person would quiz the professionals as to whether an appointment was really necessary. |
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Post by admin on Nov 13, 2021 21:59:42 GMT
When my late brother was seriously mentally ill, the local NHS had someone on a large salary employed specifically to discourage psychiatrists having too many appointments. A medically untrained person would quiz the professionals as to whether an appointment was really necessary. Sounds like trying to get a GP appointment these days. First you have to negotiate reception, hopefully then to get to see some sort of practitioner (slightly more qualified than a chemist) who is at least one step closer to a GP if you're ill. Of course if you were not in need of medical help then you wouldn't be trying to see a GP in the first place. |
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Post by arthursleep on Nov 14, 2021 8:55:32 GMT
I am old enough to remember when there was no NHS. I recall that as a child my father gave my mother an ill afforded ten shillings to take me to the doctor if I was ill which usually resulted in a bottle some ill tasting linctus which did little or no good. Both myself and my cousin were born pre NHS yet the wider family somehow paid for us to be born in Bushey Maternity Hospital. Again pre NHS by Aunt contracted TB and the wider family financed her to to Switzerland for treatment. We were a very much a poor working class family but I remember every Friday my grandmother demanding that every member of the family who was working hand over something for my Aunts treatment. I am not unfeeling or uncaring but the NHS has IMO promoted a feeling of entitlement that has abrogated responsibility and reality. they are all useless don’t know head from arse I’d probaly be dead by now if I hadn’t sued them for there incompetence |
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Post by Hodgy on Nov 14, 2021 14:48:40 GMT
From my experience The NHS have usually served me well. Not so after COVID, could understand it for the first 18 months but I see it’s now become an excuse, not just for The NHS. Trying to contact your bank and utility providers has become a nightmare, a minimum of a 1 hour wasted, with covid blamed as the reason. Back to NHS - if you need an appointment, which are still call you back, no face to face - but 70,000 in a football stadium is ok. You have to call at 8am, surprise! The line is full, call back later. So you call back later and surprise! You’re number 28 in the queue. So you leave on loudspeaker tortured by the elevator music. At last, I finally talk to a person. Surprise! All appointments have gone today, you will need to call at 8am tomorrow. Arggggghhhhhhhhh!!!! Basil Fawlty would have beat them with a branch. “Please try and understand before one of us dies”! Finally managed to speak to someone and referred to the hospital specialist. The hospital called me to advice they will send a letter regarding an appointment. Which they did - advising me we will send you a date for an appointment. One year later, nothing. I’ve come to the conclusion breathing out of one nostril is less stressful than trying again. I assume the drill will have to wait too  |
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Post by rodders on Nov 15, 2021 15:18:01 GMT
One of the major problems with NHS as in most organisations is management. Lower and Middle Management will do or say anything to promote their own position and Senior management generally have little idea as to what went on at at shop floor level. I at one time used to give talks about "Key Man" Insurance and it was not appreciated when I put up a slide of the then General Manager with the caption " this is not a Key Man" .
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