Healthcare - NHS/Private

[Halo Jones]

In the last year I have been in & out of 2 hospitals far too many times & can say that whilst I had minor gripes with both, they are just that; minor gripes, the care has been very good. I do have BUPA via work & will use it if I need surgery but on a moral grounds to leave the NHS resources free for those who need

As with any large organisation there will be slackers & shirkers who tarnish the name of all, I do think that the NHS is a good thing that has been badly managed, unfortunately if any political party came up with a workable solution the opposition would shoot it down on principle of being the opposition

[SAPABAPLeeds]

In the last year I have been in & out of 2 hospitals far too many times & can say that whilst I had minor gripes with both, they are just that; minor gripes, the care has been very good. I do have BUPA via work & will use it if I need surgery but on a moral grounds to leave the NHS resources free for those who need
As with any large organisation there will be slackers & shirkers who tarnish the name of all, I do think that the NHS is a good thing that has been badly managed, unfortunately if any political party came up with a workable solution the opposition would shoot it down on principle of being the opposition

+1 - Same feeling here!

[Platypus]

Interesting Graph

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UKExpenditure.svg

How much more does the NHS need FFS ? 15% ?

I frankly doubt that it spends > £15bn on "responding to these issues". Linky?

[original PM]

better than what alternative ?

The alternative of being left to bleed out on the pavement when you get run over by a car?

The alternative of watching your children due for the want of some antibiotics?

How far do you want me to go?

[original PM]

And I thought we are contributing to it ... ?!!!

Platypus has already asked you about the first bold bit!

Yes ok some of out taxes/NI goes towards the NHS but it is not a direct contribution.

[original PM]

Interesting Graph

File:UKExpenditure.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

How much more does the NHS need FFS ? 15% ?

I frankly doubt that it spends > £15bn on "responding to these issues". Linky?

No link plucked the figure out of thin air!

but you say it does not spend 15 bn - all it takes is for one person to make a complaint of say ooh malpractice and then you will have a bill running into millions......

[Platypus]

The alternative of being left to bleed out on the pavement when you get run over by a car?

The alternative of watching your children due for the want of some antibiotics?

How far do you want me to go?

Oh I see. NHS is better than nothing, I think we can agree on that. But better than another alternative? Well I don't think we have time to debate that which has occupied politicians for decades.

[psychocandy]

Thanks Wikramasingha, that cracked me up and made my day! Can you please explain the accident rate and the post-accident compensation of ISR? (without making yourself look silly, ofcourse!)

Coming back to the point, after some miserable experiences with the NHS I subscribed myself to the BUPA heartbeat level 2 cover and it is excellent. Never did I have to wait for longer than a day for appointment/medical diagnosis. The caveat however is that you have to use NHS A&E for anything urgent/serious.

Don't mind NHS for emergencies its just everything else they're useless for !

[psychocandy]

I'm no defender of the NHS and the Times headline this morning that "No one is safe" is pretty worrying. The problem is that no one dare criticise it, it's more untouchable and holy than a deity.

This I think is the major problem. Anyone who criticises is seen to be having a go at those poor, hard-working angels.

BTW- like I said my Mrs is a nurse.....

[DodgyAgent]

The alternative of being left to bleed out on the pavement when you get run over by a car?

The alternative of watching your children due for the want of some antibiotics?

How far do you want me to go?

Stafford scandal: doctors and nurses facing disciplinary hearings still working in NHS - Telegraph

we are already there