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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:01:39 +0000

[...] or wrongly, the National Health Service in Britain receives a lot of criticism. My own family’s experiences of state provided healthcare have been mixed, to say the least. [...]

By: 1938gem

1938gem — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:30:57 +0000

Just so you don’t feel deprived, let me tell you that the medical care in the U.S. has deteriorated or just been exposed for the fraud it is now. Go to any doctor or medical specialist and he/she will prescribe either asprin or the highest-priced prescription drug on the market. If what they prescribe doesn’t kill you, you will probably get worse and then they’ll look at you like you are just not trying to get better. It’s a joke if you are over 40: You smoked; you drank; you lived; you worked too long in a sit-down job; you worked too long in a stand-on-cement job; you worked too hard; you didn’t work hard enought; you had a spouse; you didn’t have a spouse; you are fat; you are too thin; you ate too much beef; you didn’t eat enough of the right oils; you neglected to eat high-priced fruits in the winter. IT IS A JOKE ON US. WE CANNOT WIN. Signed, Seen the Light

By: John Conners

John Conners — Tue, 20 May 2003 13:28:29 +0000

No need to apologise, ranting’s what this site is for!

Glad he’s faring better, I’ll bet the whole thing’s put loads of grey hairs on your head too…

By: Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke — Tue, 20 May 2003 13:22:12 +0000

Sorry to rant, just thought I should mention a few NHS successes. Max is doing fine now. Scary shit this parenting stuff.

By: John Conners

John Conners — Tue, 20 May 2003 12:02:35 +0000

Like I said, it depends where you go, I only based what I wrote on what I’ve seen.

Ade mentioned that your young ‘in has been having a rough time, nightmare. I hope he’s doing alright now, and I’m glad that he got some decent care!

By: Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke — Tue, 20 May 2003 10:13:06 +0000

Over the past 12 months, my mum has had a heart attack and my son has been rushed into hospital 3 times, eventually having a stomach operation. The care that he and my mum received were fantastic. Staff were professional and caring, to the point where a consultant spent half an hour with us drawing a detailed diagram of the organs and blood vessels in a baby’s chest. My mum pays for private health care, but was taken to the local NHS hospital – private hospitals can’t handle this sort of thing. Once she was stabilised, they said she could be transferred to the private hospital for the rest of her stay, but she preferred to stay put. She had been and still is very happy with the private care she has received in the past, but could not fault the treatment she received this time on the NHS. Private health care is not the panacea that a lot of people think. If you have a health problem that began before your policy started, they won’t deal with it. In an emergency, you’ll still be taken to an NHS hospital (including times when operations go wrong in private hospitals). Some facts from a Daily Telegraph poll last year: Eighty-six per cent of those who had seen their GP in the last few months had been satisfied, 77% of recent hospital users had been satisfied and 91% said they felt they had been treated with respect by their doctor. The NHS is far from perfect, but too much press coverage is given to the Victor Meldrew minority and not enough to the silent majority of satisfied customers.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 19 May 2003 07:52:47 +0000

I can certainly relate to the conflicting advice that you got on the NHS, after breaking my leg in June 2001 and over the course of the 3 operations I then had i’ve seen a different doctor every check up who has given me different advice, also i had to request physio (twice) and as a result of the physio i initially received i almost ended up snapping the metal pole in my leg.

to say the nhs is a nightmare is an understatement, it is a complete and utter bloody mess.

i’m going private, simple as that, i might not ever need to use a hospital / gp again (i normally go years in between visits) however i’m prepared to pay to ensure that when i do need to see someone, a) i can and b) that person will know what they are talking about.