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Originally Posted by Xaccers
If that's really the case, then your gf is being negligent in her duties to ensure that the NHS act is being properly implimented.
As I've said before, if my gf needed hospital treatment, we'd be screwed.
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She cant be assused of being negligent, the real problem is the scared management who are terrified of losing a court case. As this country is turning more and more like America the management lack a spine. Any reasonable person would not expect the hospital to provide a house to them when they have just conveniently given their own away to a family member, why the hospital would bother to get involved is a farce. In this instance I believe she should of been removed from the bed, discharged, placed in a waiting room and her son contacted to collect her.
Some people unfortunately take the pi** out of the system, she constantly tells me stories of the attitudes of families who make extreme demands and expect the NHS to provide for their every whim.
On the subject of your gf getting ill over here it you may find the following interesting.
One of the filipino friends of my gf came here also to work as a nurse, unfortunately after about 12 months into her contract (I think it was poss a 3yr contract but dont quote me) she fell ill and was unable to work. Under the terms of her visa covering her to work for that particular health trust, she could not receive any medical treatment and had to return home. During this period of sickness she had spent all her money and there was no chance of getting her visa renewed when it run out, it meant that her collegues had to club together to pay for her flight back home.
I am just relaying that story because even working for a NHS trust doesn't guarantee health treatment, even if they are paying tax and NI.