tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post7618117120779232888..comments2024-03-17T12:51:33.240+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Brexit = No More NHS - Trump Spells It OutTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-25291310485069229652019-06-05T17:52:19.594+01:002019-06-05T17:52:19.594+01:00I'm 64. One Saturday last November I had a sto...I'm 64. One Saturday last November I had a stomach ache. Although it wasn't severe, by Sunday night it had become localised in the lower right-hand side of my abdomen. So I phone 111 and told them my symptoms. The advice was to get to A&E as soon as possible. It's true that no emergency ambulance was available immediately, but I live near the hospital and could get into a taxi. I was triaged immediately on arrival (at 1am), had an MRI at 4am to confirm the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, and was admitted. I had to wait until Monday night for the op as the day shift were busy with real emergency cases - when I grumbled to the nurses, a surgeon came to explain why I'd had to wait and why it was a bad idea to go home and come back later. I had an appendectomy shortly after that, came round early in the morning and was given a huge mug of really strong tea. i was discharged mid-morning on the Tuesday. I walked, I didn't need the pain-killers the hospital gave me. I have been fit ever since. If I had been lesft to the tender mercies of the American healthcare system, I would have been several thousands of dollars out of pocket. Nor would the surgeons, the anaesthetist and the nurses have been so kind to a grumpy old git. I know this for sure because I have interpreted (on the spot and remotely) for NHS and US surgeons doing operations. So Anonymous at 3, take a running jump.<br />RodJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831887450686468660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-22777296746031420492019-06-05T01:02:38.474+01:002019-06-05T01:02:38.474+01:00Fake news eh ? I spy somebody talking out of their...Fake news eh ? I spy somebody talking out of their bottom and then some...Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933511798594044822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-71151799623087320802019-06-05T01:01:30.613+01:002019-06-05T01:01:30.613+01:00They are vultures. They are vultures. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933511798594044822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-31535620054401696032019-06-05T01:01:00.150+01:002019-06-05T01:01:00.150+01:00The NHS is ours. It is not perfect but it belongs ...The NHS is ours. It is not perfect but it belongs to us. All of us. Hence why it is criminal if the Tories allow carpetbaggers like Trump to get piece of the NHS.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933511798594044822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-6814182543760330582019-06-04T22:56:58.985+01:002019-06-04T22:56:58.985+01:00'I know no one who has a good word for the way... 'I know no one who has a good word for the way they have been treated by the NHS.'<br /><br />Was going to comment but Anonymous at 19.37 can't be bettered (except maybe marinate the printout in a little Encona Carolina Reaper chilli sauce for 15 minutes first).Burlington Bertie from Bownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-87611144303082825302019-06-04T22:14:22.279+01:002019-06-04T22:14:22.279+01:00@3 - Yes, our broken, beleaguered NHS just operate...@3 - Yes, our broken, beleaguered NHS just operated on a mate with Stage IV bowel cancer, hopefully effecting a complete cure: all within five weeks from initial examination. Jog on, twunt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-9589726257364599512019-06-04T19:37:10.938+01:002019-06-04T19:37:10.938+01:00@3
I phoned my GP surgery yesterday at 9:05am and ...@3<br />I phoned my GP surgery yesterday at 9:05am and booked a 10:35am appointment.<br />Seen by GP. Booked appointment for next week.<br />Then, I went to local hospital for a blood test. 10 minute wait.<br /><br />A suggestion: Print your odious rant. Wrap the printout around the stem of a wire brush. Shove the wire brush up your arse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-54198772716920255462019-06-04T18:51:08.376+01:002019-06-04T18:51:08.376+01:00@ no 3
Along with Tim comments above I am similar...@ no 3<br /><br />Along with Tim comments above I am similarly over 55 and have had operations recently with good treatment provided by NHS. <br /><br />If a US/UK trade deal does result then it is likely we would have to go over to their insurance based system. Then the over 55s will have to worry more as insurance rates for the elderly will be sky high. And Trump is still trying to do away with help for those with pre existing conditions. So your prognosis for the elderly would actually be worse if his way of doing things were followed. robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-76640893108642292372019-06-04T18:01:50.098+01:002019-06-04T18:01:50.098+01:00@3
I am over 55 and NHS neglect resulted in my ap...@3<br /><br />I am over 55 and NHS neglect resulted in my appointment this morning going ahead as normal, along with the necessary treatment.<br /><br />Run along and troll elsewhere.<br />Tim Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-52871926114058885712019-06-04T17:50:58.188+01:002019-06-04T17:50:58.188+01:00Oh, Brexiteers will look at the glossy adverts fea...Oh, Brexiteers will look at the glossy adverts featuring an elderly, healthy patient lying on a comfy bed in a spotless, modern private room with a good-looking doctor and two good-looking nurses in attendance and say, "That's what I want."St Nowhere'snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-49936762942252732162019-06-04T17:45:58.959+01:002019-06-04T17:45:58.959+01:00In case anyone was in any doubt why insurance man ...In case anyone was in any doubt why insurance man Arron Banks has been so keen to bankroll Brexit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-68672218273017592232019-06-04T17:26:43.230+01:002019-06-04T17:26:43.230+01:00Talk about fake news, none of this has anything to...Talk about fake news, none of this has anything to do with Brexit! All the USA wants to do is sell us lots of drugs we need cheaply, and you are banging on about chicken and selling the NHS! <br /><br />Anyhow the NHS isn't working these days, you can't have an opened ended availability of treatment with mass immigration. At the moment too many people are not getting the treatment they have paid and worked for because too many more recent arrivals to are wanting treatment and the NHS will not prioritise those that have already paid in. Elderly patients (that's means over 55) are being deliberately neglected when it comes to some treatments. The population is getting older and living longer, we keep getting told, as though it is a problem instead of rejoicing at the news! Don't forget most of these people have already paid for their care! I have lost too many friends to curable ailments because of neglect by the NHS. I know no one who has a good word for the way they have been treated by the NHS.<br /><br />Time for a rethink and some hard decisions about who gets treated!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-78553384279094421872019-06-04T17:11:18.270+01:002019-06-04T17:11:18.270+01:00Good thread unroll on the legal position of NHS in...Good thread unroll on the legal position of NHS in a trade deal<br /><br />https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1135926328568549376.htmlNeilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-76330595264241505152019-06-04T16:52:25.498+01:002019-06-04T16:52:25.498+01:00I feel sick in my stomach...I feel sick in my stomach...Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933511798594044822noreply@blogger.com