GreersElbow
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Investing money is not the issue, it's allocation of resources.
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Proof that the UK is SICK of the Tories
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Investing money is not the issue, it's allocation of resources.
I really don't know how anything Andy Burnham says about the NHS can be taken seriously.
He is in complete denial about the total f--k up his party made with the G.P.'s contract negotiations.Seems to ignore the fact that this has had a very significant effect on the numbers of people visiting A&E.
A complete dickhead for whom I have no respect at all.
He is in complete denial about the total f--k up his party made with the G.P.'s contract negotiations.Seems to ignore the fact that this has had a very significant effect on the numbers of people visiting A&E.
A complete dickhead for whom I have no respect at all.
Meade's Ball
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I've been waiting 7 months to see a consultant for treatment or surgery of one ailment. That would not have been the case under Labour. Also, under the coalition, i went for a brain scan in the back end of a lorry in a construction site last freezing winter. We're in a privatised society led by those who teach us not to share or care in the slightest for those who've fallen, to think only of the cost of those in need and to curse them for it, and the LibDems ought to be completely ashamed of their entire time as the tickly boil in the undercrack of this cancerous misgrowth of an authority.
Tricky Dicky
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Similarly, if you go to A&E, it's funny how when you've been there for 5 minutes under the stipulated 4 hours, that someone comes to see you. Box ticked, numbers massaged.
dougdeep
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It's been 11 months for me but I have an appointment just before x'mas. I hope they don't postpone it.
Meade's Ball
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You unwin this round, i'm sorry to say. Hope yours comes through. I'll be phoning the GP tomorrow as for the 4th time i've been told to ring them after 28 days if i've heard nothing, and them days are up.
I was waiting for some treatment from an ear infection that affected my balance for months. That was set in January, but luckily by about August, it had cleared itself up without any assistance. My bank gave me back £20 that i hadn't collected from a cashpoint in 2008 this year. I wonder if the NHS will dig through its records in a decade or so and i'll get a whole heap of untaken appointments.
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Canvassing for **** of the year 2013?
The Large One
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I really don't know how anything Andy Burnham says about the NHS can be taken seriously.
He is in complete denial about the total f--k up his party made with the G.P.'s contract negotiations.Seems to ignore the fact that this has had a very significant effect on the numbers of people visiting A&E.
A complete dickhead for whom I have no respect at all.
None?
It was him who finally got the the ball rolling to get the truth about Hillsborough out.
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Would you prefer to wait longer than 4 hours then?
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Tricky Dicky
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Of course not, the point is that they come and see you just within the time, don't necessarily do anything meaningful, but they can say you've been "seen" within the time. As a frequent NHS user, I generally have very few complaints - I have on average probably one appointment a week - but I have seen the above happen, and gather it is a frequent occurrence.
Ok.Good on him for that,but as far as NHS is concerned no.
pork pie
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Obviously, that's what all the thick little lefties think. Total scum the lot of them.
The Large One
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You and thinking are just mere nodding acquaintances in the Last Chance Saloon, aren't you?
The Large One
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When I got sent to A&E in the summer, they saw me within 20 minutes.
Then kept me in for a week.
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I suggest you read the article then ask a question.
What a wonderfully considered balanced view point!
As balanced as the Guardian then.
beorhthelm
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in principle, they are ok. trouble was they were set by politicians/bureaucrats and not clinicans, and with poor focus on medical outcomes. typical scenario was to forward you to see a consultant within the time frame, a quick half hour or hour, then... nothing. the target was met, you could now wiat for months or years for an actual conclusion. different trusts developed different strategies, but in the end the targets drove movement of patients through the system, not improving patient's health. time to actual outcomes extended for many years, but this was hidden in amongst stats for targets met.