howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
23 October 2010
20:4276290#1
i was loathe to post on this subject after reading about the desperate problems of another forum member this evening.
maybe it is the right time to post on this?
we have all heard about the n.h.s. being unaffected by cuts, not actually true.
waiting times to see a specialist have come down dramatically over the last decade or so, the last government got it down to a week from seeing our g.p to see a consultant.
this has now been altered to 5 weeks, additionally advanced cancer patients with not now recieve free prescriptions or long term one to one nursing care.
1.8 million people will be affected by these measures.
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,709
23 October 2010
21:0376295#2
Mmmm - not good
My partner is only on 8 prescriptions per month, some patients are on considerably more than that. All this ends up doing is putting ridiculous financial pressure on people who really do not need it or a huge burden back onto both hospitals and the already stretched but none the less excellent hospice system.
The financial saving is frankly minimal in the grand scheme of things
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
23 October 2010
21:1376297#3
I am on about 8pills aday and waiting for a new knee again after only 10months of having it done ,but I think the NHS is very very good my treatment is the best you can have anywhere in the world so I do not mind waiting for my turn again and it is free.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
23 October 2010
22:2876309#4
My doctor recently retired from the Health Centre and his practice has been taken over by the Pencester lot, OK so far
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I have no complaints at all about the NHS, a very small point though. I would have preferred to know about the change of doctor as I only found out when I arrived for my appointment, too expensive I guess.
As we are bragging about the number of pills we take
, I take about 16 on a bad day. Thank goodness I get them free, one advantage of being old.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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23 October 2010
22:4176316#5
That is right we do not pay now we are over 65years old.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
23 October 2010
22:4876318#6
I got mine free from the age of 60. Have they changed the age limit?
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
- Posts: 2,096
23 October 2010
22:4976319#7
Vic, it's free prescriptions at 60 now, have you been missing out for 5 years?
Jan, I'm at the same practice and have had excellent service with several visits since the changover, have a hilarious tale to tell you if we ever meet, I couldn't posssibly put it online
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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23 October 2010
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
23 October 2010
23:0676323#9
the thread was about life threatening conditions ,not about freebies.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
23 October 2010
23:1076326#10
You are wrong in saying that Howard read the heading again,and as for taking freebies I think you have the wrong wording there mate, try again this time put it better. Do you think we like taking them we do it because we have to and at times it is not fun.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
23 October 2010
23:1776327#11
no vic, i started the thread about terminally ill people, it did not refer to others getting free prescriptions or any other perks.
the issue is a serious one and affects many people that may be dangerously ill.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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23 October 2010
23:2276328#12
You are dead right there ,then it was the wrong heading and what do you mean by perks I just hope that you do not need them perks as you put it mate, or do you and not telling. Your wording on both post,s are very bad and I will tell you so when I see you.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
24 October 2010
00:0676333#13
Very sorry Howard, wrist is now smacked. I would not call free perscriptions a perk, to those of us on several different medications they can be a life saver.
Having said that I seem to have missed something, where are the "the desperate problems of another forum member this evening." I thought this thread was about the NHS.
"the last government got it down to a week from seeing our g.p to see a consultant. I have never seen a consultant in anything like a week it has always been a lot longer longer.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
24 October 2010
07:1976337#14
Howard;
They did promise(against barrys wishes)
the NHS would be safe in there hands.
We are through your posting and i'm sure many more will follow
that this is not the case.
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