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Originally Posted by denphone
Sadly even going back under the previous administration that was happening sometimes as l was up there several times and waited quite a few hours each time so nothing has changed or improved much Mick under the current administration so as Hugh says perhaps we need to rethink the future gong forward of the NHS as its obviously to many the NHS as it stands is failing big time.
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The problem IMHO: The NHS is based on a 1948 model of society where the elderly were generally looked after by their own families in their own houses even when quite ill.
Most people were proficient in first aid and didn't go running to their doctor or A&E when they split a fingernail.
Also the treatments that were provided were pretty basic by todays standards and much less expensive to implement.
Today the snowflakes can't look after themselves and any slight problem is a major illness to be dealt with a the flick of a button for instant gratification like any other problem that they encounter.
Families don't look after their own and expect the state to pick up the tab however expensive that may be.
The NHS has to continue to be reformed and made fit for purpose but the other elements surrounding it have to alse be taken into account. Just playing party politics with it and assuming that somehow it was in some kind of golden age under either party in the past is just to be very naïve.
As illustrated in Nomadking's post the problems are not unique to the NHS but Europe wide.
There needs to be a serious discussion about how much treatment the NHS will provide free at the point of delivery. Obviously A&E but what about elective proceedures such as breast operations and IVF?