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claimsboys Jan 25th 2013 2:22 pm

The good old NHS.
 
Have you heard about the individual who died from dehydration in a hospital bed? He had to call 999 from his bed, WTF, but they could not save him?

http://www.channel4.com/news/man-die...staff-failures

Today's breaking news is that they have found a 4 month old baby boy in the hospital with a dummy tape to his mouth.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/he...bys-mouth.html

Inadequate pond life who are totally inept and simply not worthy of a bullet.

What possess anyone to tape a dummy to a baby's mouth? And as for the poor chap who died of dehydration in his own hospital bed????

This cannot be put down to "hospital cuts", and we simply don't have the staff. Bollocks.

Jesus, here's to a long healthy life, with a quiet end in my sleep. :thumbup:

scot47 Jan 25th 2013 4:07 pm

Re: The good old NHS.
 
I would submit that these are shocking exceptions and for that reason newsworthy. NHS is good and we should take care that it is not eroded or "reformed" out of existence.

Bob Jan 25th 2013 6:59 pm

Re: The good old NHS.
 

Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 10505366)
I would submit that these are shocking exceptions and for that reason newsworthy. NHS is good and we should take care that it is not eroded or "reformed" out of existence.

This.

But at least it wasn't the daily fail for the news story this time :D

Eva Jan 25th 2013 8:17 pm

Re: The good old NHS.
 

Originally Posted by claimsboys (Post 10505145)
Have you heard about the individual who died from dehydration in a hospital bed? He had to call 999 from his bed, WTF, but they could not save him?

http://www.channel4.com/news/man-die...staff-failures

Today's breaking news is that they have found a 4 month old baby boy in the hospital with a dummy tape to his mouth.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/he...bys-mouth.html

Inadequate pond life who are totally inept and simply not worthy of a bullet.

What possess anyone to tape a dummy to a baby's mouth? And as for the poor chap who died of dehydration in his own hospital bed????

This cannot be put down to "hospital cuts", and we simply don't have the staff. Bollocks.

Jesus, here's to a long healthy life, with a quiet end in my sleep. :thumbup:


I am not sure where you are currently living.

I am not sure how old you are.

Are you British?

Do you pay NI Contributions?

If so which class?

britexpat76 Jan 25th 2013 9:51 pm

Re: The good old NHS.
 

Originally Posted by Eva (Post 10505908)
I am not sure where you are currently living.

I am not sure how old you are.

Are you British?

Do you pay NI Contributions?

If so which class?

Eva, As much as I always read your posts I have no idea why any of your questions are relevant...........

claimsboys Jan 26th 2013 9:12 am

Re: The good old NHS.
 

Originally Posted by Eva (Post 10505908)
I am not sure where you are currently living.England

I am not sure how old you are. 35

Are you British? Yes

Do you pay NI Contributions? Certainly do

If so which class?

Not sure, but I pay a lot.

claimsboys Jan 26th 2013 9:13 am

Re: The good old NHS.
 

Originally Posted by britexpat76 (Post 10506099)
Eva, As much as I always read your posts I have no idea why any of your questions are relevant...........

What he said?

mikelincs Jan 26th 2013 10:12 am

Re: The good old NHS.
 

Originally Posted by claimsboys (Post 10506671)
What he said?

I think the comment was because the thread is on the Middle East forum, and was solely about the UK NHS.

mikewot Jan 26th 2013 10:35 am

Re: The good old NHS.
 

Originally Posted by mikelincs (Post 10506723)
I think the comment was because the thread is on the Middle East forum, and was solely about the UK NHS.

Quite, not really appropriate for the ME forums.

scot47 Jan 26th 2013 11:01 am

Re: The good old NHS.
 
Repatriate this thread !!!?

Meow Jan 26th 2013 11:17 am

Re: The good old NHS.
 
The usual bad stories. No one ever reports the excellent work that the NHS does, or just how great it is that treatment is free at the point of use. Despite the problems, it's still a marvelous thing.

littlejimmy Jan 26th 2013 11:59 am

Re: The good old NHS.
 

Originally Posted by Meow (Post 10506780)
The usual bad stories. No one ever reports the excellent work that the NHS does, or just how great it is that treatment is free at the point of use. Despite the problems, it's still a marvelous thing.

+1000. The NHS have been very good to me and my family.

NorthernLad Jan 26th 2013 1:17 pm

Re: The good old NHS.
 
Americans I work with still marvel at the NHS, I think some Brits often lose sight of how good it is.

claimsboys Jan 26th 2013 7:10 pm

Re: The good old NHS.
 

Originally Posted by mikewot (Post 10506747)
Quite, not really appropriate for the ME forums.

That's debatable. There are a 101 threads going back which are not "really appropriate" for the ME forums.

:p

scot47 Jan 26th 2013 7:12 pm

Re: The good old NHS.
 
I had an American visiting when the District Nurse came to check on me and change a dressing on an ulcerated foot. He was amazed. No such facility had he seen in his homeland, the richest country on Planet Terra !

Eternal Glory to Nye Bevan !


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