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Thank you NHS

Posted by Brian on 2/5/2025, 3:09 pm

Had to go into the RVI for a minor procedure today, brilliant from reception to discharge, no after affects expected, back to the allotment tomorrow. L

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Posted by Liz Dance on 2/5/2025, 4:56 pm, in reply to "Thank you NHS "

Glad things went well, hope you recover soon.

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Posted by Brian on 2/5/2025, 5:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS "

I am fine Liz, it was something minor, had lunch at a mice little Italian restaurant on way home. Ging up to allotment tonight to water, and up tomorrow to plant main crop potatoes.

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Posted by Liz Dance on 2/5/2025, 6:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS "

All sounds positive Brian, that’s good.

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Posted by Sheila on 2/5/2025, 6:47 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS "

Good to read all is well with you Brian.

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Posted by Mac Cummings on 3/5/2025, 10:37 am, in reply to "Thank you NHS "

Further proof that the NHS is routinely great at the point of delivery. It is the systems and bureaucracy which stand in the way!

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Posted by Brian on 3/5/2025, 10:42 am, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

Everytime Mac, and no matter which party is in power they cannot or will not trim the fat at middle and upper management who actually create jobs for themselves.

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Posted by Mac Cummings on 3/5/2025, 10:59 am, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

In a professional capacity I have dealings with the Local ICB (Integrated Care Board NHS) who specialise in procrastination and swallow a large part of the NHS budget without noticeable advantage to care.
There is about one for every English County and probably the same for the devolved regions.
Businesses would die with that level of bueaucracy!

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Posted by Brian on 3/5/2025, 11:55 am, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

The purchasing dept in the NHS is horrendous. We had a building they wanted to lease, they ordered without measuring the room properly and disregarding the room plans we sent them. Around three quarters of the furniture was no good for the rooms, it was sent into storage and another load of furniture ordered. No reprimand, no asking why it didn't fit just spend another few grand, and this was endemic across the service when we were dealing with them.

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Posted by Liz Dance on 3/5/2025, 12:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

The NHS does need a complete overhaul, Wes Streeting said he would do it but no sign of anything happening yet - probably all talk??

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Posted by Mac Hardy on 3/5/2025, 12:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

Overall the NHS is a wonderful service, one of my granddaughters is a Student Nurse and I am extremely proud of her, however she tells me that getting a job when she is qualified is going to be difficult as most vacancies are being filled by immigrants !

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Posted by Brian on 3/5/2025, 1:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

Liz a number of government's have said the same thing,you have to wonder why it never gets done.

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Posted by Sheila on 3/5/2025, 1:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

Mac H, that is absolutely madness, but I’m not surprised, while we are constantly being told there is a shortage of GP’s , it appears we have hundreds of young doctors who can’t get jobs in the NHS. My friend who has emphysema and needs to see her GP regularly. The last twice she has seen a Locum . Both have been superb, but where is her GP.

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Posted by Liz Dance on 3/5/2025, 2:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

Brian, it needs someone with determination to get in with the job, so much wastage, so many none jobs that kind of thing a complete overhaul, centralise ordering that kind of thing.

My cousin was telling me that his granddaughter is just setting out to be a nurse, it will cost her nearly £30k, that money will need to be repaid, for the life of me I can’t understand why nurses can’t be trained at the tax payer cost as at the end of the day we need nurses, if the tax payer funded training then I think a nurse should guarantee that he/she will work for the NHS for a certain period of time if they decide to go off and work in another country or work in the private sector then they should be struck off, if they don’t want that to happen then they should reimburse the tax payer all costs.

Re: Thank you NHS for Brian

Posted by Sheila on 3/5/2025, 2:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

Liz, nurses used to trained by the NHS. When Tony Blair decided that nurses should have a degree, it changed the way nurses were being trained. The old way was thought to be best. Training on the wards, also they should not have got rid of Matron.

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Posted by Brian on 3/5/2025, 3:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS for Brian"

What's happening now is nurses are going abroad as they can get better salaries, it means the debt can be cleared in a shorter time. Nurses should not have to be running up debt to qualify, we don't do it to police, fireman or ambulance staff.

Re: Thank you NHS

Posted by Mac Hardy on 4/5/2025, 1:20 pm, in reply to "Thank you NHS "

Like Brian I had to go to Hospital today (South Shields) extremely good care and attention, also provided with free tea and sandwiches, they really do a wonderful job.

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Posted by Brian on 4/5/2025, 8:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS "

I hope everything went well for you Mac

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Posted by Mac Hardy on 5/5/2025, 10:35 am, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS "

Thanks Brian, no change but more medication to ease the pain !

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Posted by Brian on 5/5/2025, 10:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you NHS "

Glad they sorted your pain meds for you.

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