National Unhealthy Service
I always thought NHS stood for NATIONAL Health Service.
But these days it's difficult to work out who our doctors actually provide with care.
The NHS refuses to operate on obese people or smokers (too unhealthy to treat).
People with dental problems or certain forms of cancer can't get decent care (too expensive to treat)
Now, anyone who doesn't visit their GP enough will be struck off (too healthy to treat).
This is health Nazism, and it makes me angry.
The NHS a badly-run, inefficient, dirty, expensive bureaucracy that falls well short of health care in other leading European nations.
It makes me sick (forgive pun)When we hear that they find any excuse for not treating us because of one thing or another,yet will these people be able to get refunds for all the National Insurance they've paid in? We all know the answer to that.I'm sorry but I feel it is so they can treat those who are not entitled to but have just sneaked into the country.By the way I'm a none smoking normal weight person.
Posted by: David Nock | Sep 30, 2007 11:02:11 AM
It is not the GP's fault but the government. They now pay the GP a budget and to obtain that budget the GP has to reach targets. These targets include calling patients in for health checks. If these patients do not respond then obviously the GP's will want them off their list as they are not making them any money !!!!
Posted by: J. Sanderson | Sep 16, 2007 8:34:25 AM
When I read the negative combination of things going wrong in the UK I just reflect and pat myself on the shoulder for leaving the UK many years ago,I for one could see the writing on the wall, that the UK Government were going in the wrong direction and now so many young and elder families are suffering the consequences. Last year the people leaving the Uk doubled to around 800,000 thousand and while the government keep statistics on the numbers leaving they do not have any statistics to show why,I wonder why? For all of you left in the Uk I say try to broaden your horizons and move abroad, I sooner be a foreigner in a foreign country than be a foreigner in my own country of birth.
Posted by: douglas murphy | Sep 12, 2007 5:59:54 PM
Like most things in britain our system is geared up for immigrants in the main? Our baby hospitals are noticing a massive rise in births? has anybody done any research on the amount of immigrants who hace children on the NHS or is this also seen as being racist? people are now fighting back and saying what they want ,and not before time.
Posted by: Ace Riley | Jul 22, 2007 12:51:47 PM
You lot should stop complaining.
Think of all the people all over the world with naff all health care.
Britain is becoming a nation of whining Aussie type wingers where most people want something for nothing .!!
everyone
Posted by: Brian | Jul 15, 2007 12:01:12 PM
The GP gets paid for preventative medicine.
He gets a fee for blood tests, for taking blood pressure and flu jabs, injections other such daily routine matters.
If the patient does not see him then there is no income.
Ergo remove from list as not an economic viability.
Posted by: David King | Jul 15, 2007 8:28:56 AM