The NHS is quite good - My Post Emergency Op Post
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Having had my FiL almost die in hospital as they failed to diagnose scepticimia for almost a week (he was in ACU the whole time and no-one could work out what was wrong) I'd be inclined to disagree with the OP, however, the same hospital were awesome when my MiL was diagnosed last year with Breast cancer so it is a little luck of the drawer.
The Princess Alex in Harlow was also brilliant with my Dad, once for an aortic aneurism and the second when rushed in with a performated duodenal ulcer - half his stomach removed in a very long op and they were brilliant.
The Princess Alex in Harlow was also brilliant with my Dad, once for an aortic aneurism and the second when rushed in with a performated duodenal ulcer - half his stomach removed in a very long op and they were brilliant.
Doctors are only people, and for some reason we dont expect them to make mistakes. Of course they make mistakes, and of course things go wrong, but if you had experienced foreign healthcare (even in the likes of USA/Australia, let alone Asia/Africa) you cant argue we dont have the best healthcare system in the world.
The problem is they are so good, everyone expects everything at all times. There are patients who's course of drugs for a year can cost £2m each. There are masses of old people being kept alive with little quality of life and costing thousands of pounds for no apparent reason. There are people who come here from abroad to have excellent dental care or operations on the NHS who have never paid into it in their lives. All of which, IMO are not the point of the NHS. It should be there as an emergency service, not a thing to fall back on for every time you have a cough.
The problem is they are so good, everyone expects everything at all times. There are patients who's course of drugs for a year can cost £2m each. There are masses of old people being kept alive with little quality of life and costing thousands of pounds for no apparent reason. There are people who come here from abroad to have excellent dental care or operations on the NHS who have never paid into it in their lives. All of which, IMO are not the point of the NHS. It should be there as an emergency service, not a thing to fall back on for every time you have a cough.
I think I was partly lucky with my timing, op theatre was free, consultant surgeon was there just finished another patient. I was the only one in post op on Sunday am.
Its been fab, I'm now unplugged and walking the ward hopefully free to go tomorrow.
Amazing,
The management has been obvious eg directed by the staff, on duty who deal with me.
Its been fab, I'm now unplugged and walking the ward hopefully free to go tomorrow.
Amazing,
The management has been obvious eg directed by the staff, on duty who deal with me.
OP, best wishes for a speedy recovery.
The General Practice budget is minisucle compared to the other limbs of the NHS (8% of overall budget) yet they account for 90% of all NHS patient contacts.
GP service may be poor, but it's f
king amazing in this context.
It's also getting fked over by our politicians and their empty, unworkable promises.Very true unfortunately. 
JuniorD said:
98elise said:
The NHS receives 2k per person per year, regardless of if you need any treatment.
That's an intesting figure.Bradgate said:
Dealing with GPs, however, can be a very different matter.
GP practices are only funded £60 – £80 per patient per year, regardless of how many times each patient visits. It costs more for hamster pet insurance. The General Practice budget is minisucle compared to the other limbs of the NHS (8% of overall budget) yet they account for 90% of all NHS patient contacts.
GP service may be poor, but it's f
king amazing in this context.It's also getting f
ked over by our politicians and their empty, unworkable promises.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff