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Sad reality

Posted by Stan wears on January 26, 2023, 6:37:25

When we see news reports on TV, we sometimes wonder if it is dramatised a bit. However, I've experienced the sad plight of the NHS. Having waited 3 hours for an emergency ambulance following a stroke, there was one paramedic and a young army lad. At Wisden hospital, near St Helens this emergency was met with a corridor jam packed with trollies full of people. After waiting more hours,a young nurse broke down with the pressure and was led away to rest. This is the reality of it first hand. On the wards,more chaos with staff running crazy. I've now seen it first hand but also irate people on trollies. The real fact is I'm backing all NHS workers because they're pushed to the extreme limits and I'm grateful they are there. Not forgetting the army lads who didn't sign up for this. I'm well looked after but thankful for a great team. They get my backing every time....

Re: Sad reality

Posted by Sheila on January 26, 2023, 9:27:03, in reply to "Sad reality"

Im pleased to hear you are ok Stan. It sounds dreadful. I’ve had to vids two hospitals in Oxford four times with my husband and didn’t see anything like thst, but this was no A &E. what no one in authority will dare to say, it’s because we have about 3/4 million extra people in the country. We complain it’s difficult to get a doctors appointment. The doctors have had to accept hundreds of extra patients since 2004.

Re: Sad reality

Posted by Liz Dance on January 26, 2023, 12:19:08, in reply to "Re: Sad reality"

Hope you recover soon Stan, must have been a nightmare for all concerned.

Sheila that is the point whenever problems in the NHS are mentioned it is always said it is because we have an ageing population, I might add a population who have worked and contributed towards the NHS, it is never mentioned that we have a never ending supply of immigrants who arrive on our shores who are immediately able to access our NHS. Treatment via the the NHS is also, in my opinion, a post code lottery, on Monday my cousin’s wife suddenly had floaters in one of her eyes, quite a frightening thing, my cousin called Sunderland Eye hospital and was immediately given an appointment for his wife for 5pm on Monday afternoon, they arrived, no waiting seen immediately.

The NHS doesn’t need more money flung at it, it needs proper management a restructuring needs to be implemented, more thought to the ‘extra’ people they are treating and don’t forget how treatments of various problems have advanced over the years. Doctors, nurses, porters or whoever do work hard, I could not do their jobs, it must be irritating for them to see Management paid better than the medical staff hence a complete overhaul of where the money that is put into the NHS is spent, then maybe there will be money to hire more medical staff etc and pay them a reasonable rate of pay.

Re: Sad reality

Posted by Sheila on January 26, 2023, 14:28:33, in reply to "Re: Sad reality"

Well said Liz, I couldn’t agree more.

Re: Sad reality

Posted by Stan wears on January 26, 2023, 12:18:34, in reply to "Sad reality"

The hospital is Whiston not Wisden

Re: Sad reality

Posted by John Shearer on January 26, 2023, 12:53:23, in reply to "Re: Sad reality"

Stan, we hope you come tough your stroke soon, Terrible experience, then having to wait so lone for treatment.

Re: Sad reality

Posted by Al Henderson on January 26, 2023, 16:18:32, in reply to "Re: Sad reality"

The sad reality has little to do with immigration but is more founded on misguided political ideology, repeated top-down management reforms, lack of investment in training and extremely inadequate forward planning.
This is to be expected from current and more recent governments whose major accomplishments appear to be self-aggrandisement, obfuscation of the truth and running the country into the ground.

Re: Sad reality

Posted by Geordieboy ns on January 27, 2023, 2:34:23, in reply to "Re: Sad reality"

Stan wish you a quick recovery

Re: Sad reality

Posted by Stan wears on January 27, 2023, 10:28:28, in reply to "Re: Sad reality"

Thank you

Re: Sad reality

Posted by Brian on January 27, 2023, 11:03:50, in reply to "Re: Sad reality"

Stay positive, I hope your recovery is swift, get well soon.

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