I have been reading the Sunday newspaper today (The People) and it gives a disturbing report on the state of the NHS
Operations being cancelled
Wards being closed
Long waiting times for operations/seeing a specialist
The list goes on, what are the views of other people to put the NHS back in order.
My feelings are we are having to many people entering the country and we seem to be treating half the worlds population on the NHS.
2007-03-04 08:08:07 · 11 answers · asked by Russell B 3 in Health ➔ Dental
Its a lot to do with how its managed - There are ranks and ranks of managers having meeting after meeting and no-one dares MAKE A DECISION. An example :-
I work in a hospital unit where patients come to receive cancer drugs. We were asked by nursing and Pharmacy staff if we could develop a piece of software to 'track' the patient through the process. So on arrival the receptionist has a screen with the patient name and notes his/her arrival - this informs the nurses, they check blood results are OK, any other tests and tick box on their screen. This gives Pharmacy the go-ahead to make the drugs, which is flagged back to the nurses.
Its a simple piece of software, written in MS Access and installed on 5 computers (Access is standard software) so there is almost no costs involved. It saves dozens of phone calls. It would have saved literally thousands of pounds in drugs being made up in Pharmacy and not used becuase patient not arrived, bad test result etc. And best of all it saves the patient being 'overlooked' in a busy clinic.
We were told it had to be approved by the top level board meeting in the trust before we could use it. So a paper was written and presented, questions were asked and it had to be re-submitted. It is now 16 months later and the board has still not yet approved it - last we heard we have to produce a PID (Project Initiation Document). Sat on the board are the Director of the trust, Lead Medical consultant, Heads of nursing, IT etc. I would guess each meeting erpresents a combined salary of over £2,000 -- does this make sense???
The other thing is staff morale - in many cases from the thinly veiled attempt to simply cut everyones salary, and encourage resignations so they are not seen to be 'cutting jobs' - but thats another gripe..
Don't complain too loudly about the people entering the country getting free NHS tretament - the NHS would collapse entirely without the hard work put in by some of those people. Next time you are in a hospital - check out the ratio english to foreign nurses!! And when you get down to cleaning staff...
2007-03-04 08:44:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I definately agree with you. I am an expat and I live in the US I know people who will even go there and take a course, if the course is more than 6 months long they qualify for NHS treatment, not only do they qualify but their spouse and kids do too. And FYI it is not reciprocated for UK citizens here, no way. Also with all those open borders and people are real altruistic in the UK, real softies, they will treat anyone. As a reasult the NHS is drowning. I don't understand why they do not require citizenship to qualify for treatment like other countries. I fthey did at least the folk being treated would be citizens of the country and not folks just swaning in and out again taking advantage. I will read that article you mentioned , thank you.
2007-03-04 08:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by beachloveric 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Part of it is also that over the past 20 years they have found solutions to treating illnesses.... hip replacements and the like.. which costs 1,000s to do.... whereas before the expertise for advanced solutions weren't there. Yet will all the extra ability.. comes added cost to the NHS.
2007-03-04 08:13:10 · answer #3 · answered by Narky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hospitals are not run efficiently in a business like way. I was recently in with my 3 year old with suspected pneumonia. After wiating 2 hours in A&E we wre finally seen by a nurse who asked all sorts of questions bout her and the rest of my family, history etc. When we finally mad it to a ward we were asked the same set of questions again. What happened to the paperwork from the first time we were asked? When it was time to go she was seen by the doc late morning & told we could go once she had her prescription. Over 4 hours later I was still waiting to go. No wonder there was such a delay getting a bed in the first place.
2007-03-04 08:18:24 · answer #4 · answered by FC 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The N.H.S. was created on the 5th July 1948 and it was never meant to last as long as it has, it now has become to big offering to many non essential service's
2007-03-04 08:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It might be a hackneyed phrase but I think very true:
Bring back the Matron. She would not stand for any nonsense!
2007-03-04 08:12:01 · answer #6 · answered by MANCHESTER UK 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We have too many people with too high expectations and treatments which prolong life which are so expensive.
2007-03-04 08:15:47 · answer #7 · answered by Jez 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We need to bring back the Matron.
2007-03-04 08:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by Piztaker 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
YOU ARE RIGHT, FAR TOO MANY IMMIGRANTS!! I CANT EVEN GET ANY DENTAL CARE AND I NEED 2 TEETH SORTING ALL I CAN DO IS LEAVE THEM ROT A GO TO A&E WHEN I HAVE AN INFECTION
2007-03-04 08:14:08 · answer #9 · answered by SCOTT B 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
because there is too many managers who want there cuts
2007-03-04 08:17:54 · answer #10 · answered by sashjohn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋