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Technical innovation!

Posted by Stan Wears on 26/1/2025, 10:23 pm

My partner broke her femur top and bottom last week. Expecting a lot of clips and stitches I was gobsmacked to be told by the young surgeon it was done by keyhole operation with a steel rod and screws. How's that for NHS surgery?! Recovery is in a special building 12 miles away with a private room and toilet and shower. I can't believe it!

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Posted by Allan Campbell on 26/1/2025, 10:38 pm, in reply to "Technical innovation!"

Wish her a swift recovery Stan. Allan C.

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Posted by John Mills on 27/1/2025, 12:36 am, in reply to "Technical innovation!"

Stan,
we went on a family New Year cruise and my wife broke her neck of femur in a fall. she was sent, by ambulance, to hospital and operated on early New Years day having five fixings in her leg all sealed up with 20 clips.
The hospital in Hamburg was excellent but after 12 days we were glad to be repatriated to the UK, arriving back two weeks ago.
Hopefully, like ours, your partner's operation was successful, please give her our very best wishes,
John

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Posted by Geordieboy ns on 27/1/2025, 1:46 am, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

Hoping both ladies have a good recovery and a healthy New Year.

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Posted by Carol in hampshire on 27/1/2025, 9:16 am, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

I am recovering from a fractured femur, I tripped while on a cruise in July while in Norway
After the ships doctor took x rays etc I was taken to a specialist hospital 75k away in a beautiful place call Voss Vanger
Arrived at noon by 6pm I was in ICU up walking
I also had 2 screws fitted. My stay was wonderful I had my own room, television wifi etc my meals were very good and the care was excellent.
After 12 days we were taken to Bergen for our flight back home with a nurse.
However since coming home I have had one visit from a nurse to take my stitches out.
Thank goodness I was in a foreign country.

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Posted by Norman on 27/1/2025, 9:23 am, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

Sorry to hear about your partner Stan and also John's wife both ecperiencing similar hip breakages. Get well soon ladies.

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Posted by Stan Wears on 27/1/2025, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

Thank you everyone! Carol, I know Voss very well and I expect you went to Fleishers hotel for a meal. Norwegian hospitals can be expensive when you live there as I found out around 2000. As you say, the care is fantastic...

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Posted by Carol in hampshire on 27/1/2025, 12:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

I never got to any hotels Stan my time was spent in the hospital but the views from my room were fantastic, will have to visit Voss again to walk around the beautiful lake.
Take care
Carol

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Posted by John Shearer on 27/1/2025, 8:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

Yes we think our NHS is the best but not in comparison to some Counties and it costs us £150 Billion a year with wait list going back years to be seen all because Its not managed properly.

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Posted by Malcolm on 27/1/2025, 11:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

I agree, John.

Under a FOI request, a patient has been in hospital for SEVEN years, ready to be released, but for the lack of a care package!!

And there are more...

And THAT's why the NHS is in a mess; Bed Blockers, and It's been known about for years.

If you don't discharge patients, there's no room for new patients... SIMPLES!

We treat them in corridors, as has been happening for some years now..

And these "so-called" Hospital Managers can't see the blindingly obvious!!

The Government answer: plough in more money!!!

The obvious answer is more and better care packages, to get people OUT of hospital, to allow A&E to move people through, and into the wards, where neccassary.

Did you know that you have to pay for care in England & Wales, well, you may have done, but in Scotland, it's FREE

OK, we pay 1% extra on income tax, but for free prescriptions, and free home care, I think is value for money.

The upshot is; this has been going on for years, and no government has done jack-squat to fix it...just kick the can down the road...

Beggars Belief !!

Rant over........

Re: Technical innovation! - Care Packages

Posted by Liz Dance on 28/1/2025, 8:58 am, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

Personally I think Care Packages for patients should all be part of the NHS that way, hopefully, it should all be coordinated and would reduce beds being blocked.

It is about time the entire NHS had a total overhaul, none political, centre ordering depot, get rid of silly woke managers and systems, run the NHS as a business not a meal ticket.

Care Packages are very hit and miss, depends on the Local Authority, if your Local Authority is low on funds it tends to be Care Packages that take the hit. On Sky news last night there was a report on a middle aged couple, both of whom were in wheel chairs, they were hardly managing to live in their own home as the local authority, it was up in Scotland, had a deficit and had cut social care. It’s amazing that local authorities always manage to find money for their own pensions and asylum seeker requirements but, other people are left to suffer.

Going back to hospital bed blocking, the majority of patients just want to be released from hospital and return to their own homes, surely there should be more coordination between hospital and local authority to plan the care packages for patients well in advance to avoid a patient blocking a bed, maybe hospitals should get rid of diversity managers and employ managers solely responsible for arranging the discharge of patients needing home care following the discharge from hospital.

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Posted by John Mills on 28/1/2025, 12:17 am, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

thanks for the good wishes, Jackie is doing well and starts physio this week.

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Posted by Carol in hampshire on 28/1/2025, 8:27 am, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

John that is good to hear I haven't been offered any physio or after care since coming home in August.

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Posted by Sheila on 28/1/2025, 8:53 am, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

We read constantly about the NHS being dreadful and on its knees, but I can only say as I find and we as a family have always bern given first class treatment. In fact my daughter’s life was saved after her appendix burst. She was very lucky, her treatment immediate and first class. If we stopped being an International Health Service, things might improve. I send very best wishes to all the ladies who are recovering from recent surgery.

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Posted by Colliery Lad on 28/1/2025, 9:16 am, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

Spot on Sheila, stop the free service to none UK residents make them pay.

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Posted by john mills on 28/1/2025, 12:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

Carol,
we arranged physio by phone with our GP Surgery while Jackie was in the hospital in Hamburg.
Two physio sessions were arranged at the surgery during her first two weeks back and we had a call from the local hospital yesterday confirming a start date for next week for a series of sessions.
The NHS have certainly done a good job for us.
I hope you are well on the way to a full recovery.

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Posted by Carol in hampshire on 28/1/2025, 5:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Technical innovation!"

Thank you john, I have made a good recovery thanks, booked another cruise ha ha

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