Unpopular opinion - NHS is useless
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Admitted by ambulance, live saving treatment - there's lots there to be thankful for absolutely.
Everything after that a shambles.
Doctors clearly told issues that were seen, they ignored them.
Doctors discharged saying the issue they were informed of was moderate.
Felt awful. Back and forth with GP.
One month to see a specialist, apparently.
Constantly phoning for an appointment.
See the specialist doctor after 6 weeks.
Refers to another doctor.
Trying to get an appointment with this guy, even worse. Took a month, but constant phoning, never responding to messages.
"I'll pass the message on, she's working at home" - told that numerous times, no one ever EVER got back to me.
Phoned and phoned. Basically begging in terms for an appointment. No one will tell you anything, no names nothing.
You never speak to the same person ever. No responsibility. Zero care. Constant fobbing off.
Get an appointment. With ANOTHER specialist. It lasts 12mins. He tried to make it last less.
He basically tried to say, your old, go away.
He then refers on to ANOTHER specialist!
More phoning, no response. Basically told 3 months for an appointment.
Decide to go Private. See the same doctor within a week.
Doctor says you should NEVER have been released from hospital when you were admitted by ambulance - that was nearly 3.5 months earlier.
How did they not spot this issue?
Have an op. Paid for on the NHS. I get the Op quickly, because I'm paying to see the surgeon privately (Op is on the NHS)
Get told it is important I have a follow up with the surgeon.
They forget to give me all the medicine that it says they would on my discharge report.
Try to get a follow up. Phoning and phoning. Guess what, they now never pick up the phone.
I phone using a different number, they pick up, and fob me off.
Now, they've sent a letter, saying post-op my GP is to sort it all out.
GP is shocked, and says he's not a surgeon.
Guess what, pay private, can see my surgeon next week...
The lack of care shown is unbelievable.
If it wasn't for a partner able to beg and constantly phone...
It's like they are just fobbing you off, and if you die - so what.
Imagine type the above. Imagine how you feel when someone who is employed to help, shows you ZERO care.
When people simply do not bother. I'm sorry, I don't buy that all these people are too busy. Especially the moment private is mentioned things happen instantly,and the level of care shown by THE SAME people is entirely different.
It is absolutely appalling.
Everything after that a shambles.
Doctors clearly told issues that were seen, they ignored them.
Doctors discharged saying the issue they were informed of was moderate.
Felt awful. Back and forth with GP.
One month to see a specialist, apparently.
Constantly phoning for an appointment.
See the specialist doctor after 6 weeks.
Refers to another doctor.
Trying to get an appointment with this guy, even worse. Took a month, but constant phoning, never responding to messages.
"I'll pass the message on, she's working at home" - told that numerous times, no one ever EVER got back to me.
Phoned and phoned. Basically begging in terms for an appointment. No one will tell you anything, no names nothing.
You never speak to the same person ever. No responsibility. Zero care. Constant fobbing off.
Get an appointment. With ANOTHER specialist. It lasts 12mins. He tried to make it last less.
He basically tried to say, your old, go away.
He then refers on to ANOTHER specialist!
More phoning, no response. Basically told 3 months for an appointment.
Decide to go Private. See the same doctor within a week.
Doctor says you should NEVER have been released from hospital when you were admitted by ambulance - that was nearly 3.5 months earlier.
How did they not spot this issue?
Have an op. Paid for on the NHS. I get the Op quickly, because I'm paying to see the surgeon privately (Op is on the NHS)
Get told it is important I have a follow up with the surgeon.
They forget to give me all the medicine that it says they would on my discharge report.
Try to get a follow up. Phoning and phoning. Guess what, they now never pick up the phone.
I phone using a different number, they pick up, and fob me off.
Now, they've sent a letter, saying post-op my GP is to sort it all out.
GP is shocked, and says he's not a surgeon.
Guess what, pay private, can see my surgeon next week...
The lack of care shown is unbelievable.
If it wasn't for a partner able to beg and constantly phone...
It's like they are just fobbing you off, and if you die - so what.
Imagine type the above. Imagine how you feel when someone who is employed to help, shows you ZERO care.
When people simply do not bother. I'm sorry, I don't buy that all these people are too busy. Especially the moment private is mentioned things happen instantly,and the level of care shown by THE SAME people is entirely different.
It is absolutely appalling.
Evanivitch said:
So the critically under funded system isn't performing well, what a surprise...
Ballpark, what has it close you? Probably a few hundred in consultant appointments. Private surgery and ambulance would have cost nearly £10k easily.
Wait till it happens to you or a loved one. Ballpark, what has it close you? Probably a few hundred in consultant appointments. Private surgery and ambulance would have cost nearly £10k easily.
I don't wish it upon you. But it will happen to you or a loved one.
You'll change your tune quickly enough.
If they spent more time doing the work and less time passing from one person to the next, each fobbing you off, they would actually use their own resources better and get more done.
The chain of people who have to see before you, referring you from one doctor to another doctor, to eventually get to the person you actually need to see, that is absurd. I've never had similar on private.
It wastes doctors time, and it takes months, by which time a patient could die.
The chain of people who have to see before you, referring you from one doctor to another doctor, to eventually get to the person you actually need to see, that is absurd. I've never had similar on private.
It wastes doctors time, and it takes months, by which time a patient could die.
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