thank god for the NHS?

Question

i know alot of people knock the nhs, but recently i cant. having kids, i find myself up A&E alot more than i would if it was just myself.this morning my son had a nasty accident with a pair of scissors. we called an ambulance and were taken to hospital. as luck is, his eye was ok.
we were admitted, seen, and discharged within the hour.
peadiactric A&E was quiet and we were seen straight away.
am i just lucky with my local hospital?

Answer 1

I agree wholeheartedly, whatever those doctors & nurses get paid, it isn't enough. Wether it takes 1 hour or five hours, we are all lucky. The NHS treats everyone, free of charge regardless of wealth & insurance status. I don't work for the NHS, never have done, but I still think people are too quick to complain about this free service that they are receiving. I am grateful for the NHS. Oh & if anyone wants to jump on the "oh you haven't had a bad experience" bandwaggon. My mum was practically kicked out of intensive care & left to die in a hospital ward because there was another patient that had a better chance of survival, is that bad enough for you? If you don't like the NHS, stop complaining & do something about it. Pick up the yellow pages & find a private hospital & pay for it like all the other countries have to.

Answer 2

It's nice to see someone praising the NHS for a change, I'm a nurse in an NHS hospital in manchester and you see too much of it being slated on the news, why not ask the publics opinion for a change? Now there's a novel idea!

Answer 3

It's not the fault of the NHS itself that there are difficulties. It's all the budget cuts going on that makes for long waits. When you have a trust that cuts 80 beds and shuts down two wards because they need to save money you're going to have problems. My Lady is a nurse/practitioner and I hear all the poop about it.

Answer 4

I am situated between 2 A&E units, in one I was waiting 3 hours to see someone at 2AM, where as at a peak time I went into a smaller unit, and was seen immediately. It depends on a lot of things, cases are prioritized, so your case sounds like it could have been very seroius, so he will have ben seen immediately, most cases brought in by Ambulance are seen immediatley and some even prepared for, by the paramedics informing ahead of their arrival. if you had taken him yourself you may have been waiting a little longer.

Answer 5

quiet often i think that most hospitals do their best under trying circumstances. I've had more good than bad experiences of my local hospital and i'm very clumsy so also at a&e a fair bit. they are trying to close it down and we'd have a 30 min journey to the nearest a&e so make sure you let your hospital know how happy you are!

Answer 6

I think the main problem with the NHS at the moment is the Dentist. How many here have a NHS dentist?

Answer 7

I think we are lucky in UK, whatever the NHS faults. Had a mole removed from my back recently, then they did a biopsy. Shock, Horror, oh.....CANCEROUS. 10 days later, hospital, major bit of flesh out of back, 1 inch thick, 4 inches across (not much 'ouch' factor). This was biopsied, it was CLEAR. Thanks to the NHS I have my life back.

Answer 8

no, i think generally, unless it is going to have a life threatening effect on someone, the A & E department try to see the children as quickly as possible as a standard rule, children are likely to be distressed anyway if they are injured, if they are made to wait in pain, it would be very difficult to calm them down and examine them properly. i am glad your child is ok and not seriously injured. :-)

Answer 9

You were lucky with your hospital 'cuz it isn't so nice like that most places.

Answer 10

the nhs is good but its the docs and nurses that make it good not the government