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I've been suffering with a chest infection for a couple of weeks. I suffer from Asthma. This week face to face, appointment with the
practise nurse and telephone appointment with the G. P.
To quote Mrs, Brown. "You've heard of Dr Dolittle this is Doctor Do fcuk all".
Fcuking useless. No service no medication.
What the **** is going on.
I also suffer with asthma before covid the surgery would contact me saying that I'm due an assessment. I haven't had a letter for 2 years. Try getting an appointment, the NHS is broken big timeQuote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
which begs the question why don 't wales have walk in medical centres like England ?
when i was working in the England for a number of years i could walk in and see a doctor if i needed too without an appointment which you can still can do today although bit of a wait
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Welsh Health service has been broken for some years, Welsh Government not that bold to challenge performance and ensure taxpayers get value for money....Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
You could stagger into A and E with breathing difficulties.
Hope your chest gets better soon..
..........but we do get free prescriptions, something that I am very grateful for.
Original poster sounds exactly the type of person who if he were to ring 999 to request an ambulance would then moan and groan if it didn't show up within the next six hours. (He's probably a Communist agitator.)
GPs shouldn't be troubled by patients with non life threatening conditions. Instead, they ought to seek advice from a pharmacist. When s/he is unavailable then consult with whoever's operating the till at the time.
As LoM identified, anyone can attend any number of A & E departments. Whilst it's true one should visit with a pop-up tent, sleeping bag and a carrier bag full of grub in anticipation of a three-day wait prior to being seen, politicians are correct when insisting our National Health Service remains the envy of the world.
The NHS dentist appears to becoming a thing of the past as well
I’ve just had notice that my current dentist is no longer renewing its contract with the NHS after 18 years.
They are blaming it on the backlog of patients caused by lockdowns.
Whilst I’m fortunate to be able to pay for treatment, this is going to have a huge effect on the local area in respect of poorer families and especially children who’s treatment is free.
Anybody else having experienced his u-turn with their local practice and is this going to become the norm ?
Seems part of the plan by the WAG
Until social care is properly funded and profit making provision removed then you will continue to see a and e departments blockedQuote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
Dismantled would be a better word.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfresco
It's not a priority, the Welsh Government has far more important stuff to deal with like slowing the Country down to a grinding halt, with covid and speed and road closures, once it's ground to a halt they will look at the ambulance delays, A&E, GP's and Dentists, problem is you won't be able to get there by the time they get around to it!Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
I guess here in the Dordogne we are lucky. Small village...life like uk back in the fifties.....
Small - very small doctors. No receptionists, no appointments...just walk in to see the doctor......70% paid for by the state and 30% through top up insurance (optional).
From start to end of process it took SIX weeks to get blood test results.
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Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
Whilst employing 36 more useless tossers to sit on their arseholes in that ugly monstrosity down the bay
Maybe, after assessment by two healthcare professionals it was decided that medication wouldn't have helped with your condition.Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
they should send them to help out the dvlaQuote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Cheeky ****.I'm 70 .Never rang 999 in my life.Member of a gym.I,ve spent 0ne day in hospital in my life.That was for a strangulated stomach hernia,which incidentally I was awake for as I had the same same symptoms as I'm suffering from now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
I can see your point.I've had these symptoms before.It takes 5-6 weeks of hell to recover without extra meds off the quack.Hacking cough tight weezy chest.I bet if the 2 professionals had what I've got they would be writing themselves a script or dipping into the samples they get off the sales reps.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
In the interest of balance, I've had a sore throat/bad chest for weeks, to be fair to my GP he prescribed antibiotics over the phone the first time. Then when I rung a month later to say it hadn't gone away they called back the next day and said come in in 45 mins then gave me an asthma pump and a peak flow test to measure my oxygen levels at home
Similar to myself. 2 lots of antibiotics didn't shift it. Had both a telephone appointment and face 2 face with the practice nurse. Did a flow test at home and ended up with a nasal spray. That did the trick as it stopped the nasal drip fluid getting to my throat and chest. Was like it all winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
The NHS is not a good system for delivering universal healthcare. Most developed countries have better healthcare systems than the UK. Unfortunately, there is an almost religious devotion in this country to maintaining 'our NHS' and very few people are willing to consider that the system itself may be part of the problem. The answer is always just to spend more money.
the NHS is a good system for delivering healthcare, if it is funded adequately.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
most countries that have a better system, spend a lot more on it than we do. Some that are worse spend more than we do.
A lot could be done if the public supported it many GP receptionist will tell you the old walk up could not continue with lots of folk going for very minor complainants ,where a bit of rest and a paracetamol will provide relief , the elderly also find the chat a reassurance appointment chat helpful but again a big pull on recourse ,all of which is understandable ,as that group of elderly grows as does the demand and costs .....
It needs something big and new to change to perhaps include Nurses /pharmacies dealing with minor health issues , the taking of blood pressures / cholesterol testing could perhaps be out housed .
I'd bring in a green ,amber and red units separate A& E to distinguish between the weekend drunks entries , minor issues and real emergencies to save lives .
How about charging for those who rock up pissed if they thought that would they go to A & E how that consumption of alcohol is continuing in these times is beyond me ??
I see nothing wrong with a means testing for care to better fund the NHS / Social care government have tried this with the new National Insurance cost for those earning over £39k perhaps there is a need for more after £60 ??
A lot of European countries provide a base NHS free to all but supported by supplementary additional costs to cater for other levels of care ....
I have always suffered with very bad chest infections, get about one a year, they can last 4-6 weeks for me, my chest can get so bad that I can not go out for a long walk.Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
Turns out the the vast majority of chest infections are Viral, which means anti-biotics will not touch it and is just a waste (although doctors just give them out usually to keep patients happy)
The treatment is those throat and chest sweets / drinks from any shop.
stay hydrated and eat healthy and wait.
I have learned not to go to the doctors now and save us both the time
This is one of the many reasons why the system is broke. Instead of going to the pharmacy to pay for something over the counter, many people in Wales now make an appointment to see a GP, so they can their medication free on prescription..Quote:
Originally Posted by Seabird
In the last few days I've finally got an appointment with my GP after three weeks of trying - but it's only for a telephone call sometime between 8.30am and 1.30pm next Tuesday and I can only discuss one thing.
Been told my daughter will have to wait up to three years for a brace on her teeth.
Covid has seriously undermined the health service. I think there will be a lot of conditions being undiagnosed or late diagnosed that will cost a lot more to fix, and in some cases will be too late to fix. Access to GP's is absolutely critical.
Great tactic this works for meQuote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sudafed-Sin...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
I don't think that many French people and Germans would prefer our health system to theirs - or whether they contribute to collection tins to help raise money for scanners, air ambulances and the like. The NHS was indeed a wonderful thing for the population of this country but it's not the best in Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
String 'im up!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Its very complex to compare Health Services , France is seen as the best but expensive , you get charged for GP visits and can claim back from the government ( like that one that would stop unnecessary visits )Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
State healthcare in France is not completely free.
Health care costs are covered by the state and patient contributions , known as co-payments , can be about £40 bucks a month out of wages , prices vary depending on level you want need , there are loads of health insurance plans.
Same In Germany there is a basic free to access service and then top up insurance from pay .
Then you need to know what's and how each country's health care expenditures by area , what is its death rate , what personal lifestyles people adopt such as alcohol consumption, obesity , Type 2 diabetes in the UK has the worst blood glucose control,
same in Germany .
Having lived in Germany I know which health system I would prefer to use.Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
is it the system, or the funding you'd prefer? if we funded our NHS as well as other countries fund their models perhaps it would be even betterQuote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
The quality of the service.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
I’ve knocked having a bricks and mortar GP on its head as I’d moved during lockdown and struggled to find any local taking on patients. I started using the Babylon app for video consultations for nurses or doctors and it’s been a dream, often times being able to talk to either on the day or in the next couple. Had blood tests sorted through it at short notice too. It won’t be for all but I can’t imagine going back now.
I'd argue that has more to do with how much it is funded rather than how it is funded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
you can get incredible quality of service in the USA, but you have to be prepared to pay for it.
that said I think in the pandemic years we've been spending more than many of our European neighbors, because soo much money was wasted and ended up in the pockets of Tory donors
I'm sure you would .. As I would ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
I have a friend there its not that cheap though , guess you get what you pay for , as soon as this government raised NI there was an outcry and shouts of Tories are the tax raises , those in UK under 39k are unaffected ,might be worth examining what a German pays earning 39k ...
Its pointless comparing what we have than others I guess , we need to brave and change the dynamic of its running and funding instead of parties using it as political point scoring .....
I had a bad stomach this time last year and went to the doctors. He told me that it wasn't what we all panic about but I'd better have an emergency endoscopy in the next fortnight. That was July. I had the test the week before Christmas. They told me on the day that it was nothing too serious and they could sort it with antibiotics. Last week I had a text saying to arrange a telephone consultation with my doctor as they had found something. 6 bloody months later!!
They said that it was nothing serious but needed sorting.
I had a text off my doctor for a 2.50pm telephone conversation yesterday. By 4 o clock I was getting concerned as I hadn't heard from them. I rang and the receptionist said he's rung me an hour earlier that they'd said but I'd have to make a new appointment for a weeks time as I hadn't answered. I hit the roof saying no way was I waiting, seeing as I was available waiting for the call at the correct time. Her response was amazing, saying that I shouldn't take any notice of the texts they send out with appointment times as they are always wrong!!!
Finally spoke to a doctor this morning , and lo and behold she decided that we need a face to face meeting at the surgery asap.
What an absolute bloody shambles!!
The US health system is responsible for two-thirds of bankrupticies in that country. It's a different kettle of fish to the German system.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
https://www.investopedia.com/financi...%20from%20work.
Javid announces some good news for the NHS.
https://twitter.com/sajidjavid/statu...90236031549441
Wow that’s great news……..:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales