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Originally Posted by Osem
Heard Kevin Maguire whining on about this on Sky. His assertion was that the Queen should have been treated in a normal NHS hospital 'just like everyone else' and that a room with a policeman outside would be all the special arrangements that would be required to ensure her security. Somehow I expect had she done just that he'd be moaning about how she'd stolen a bed from some poor dying serf...
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Well most people do not get the level of care that she does. That isn't a complaint, it's just fact. However most of the elderly, or anyone else really, do not get a chauffeur driven car driving them to the finest private hospital in the country for a case of gastroenteritis. So hearing about how 'stoic' the Queen is being and how she isn't 'making a fuss' is naturally going to wind people up.
She is the Queen and these are the facilities available to her, it makes sense that way because of what she represents and the importance of her health as a result. However a bit less of a fawning and admiration of what amounts to someone taking advantage of the resources not available to most would be wise IMO. I am glad she is recovering but it would be better to see how we could help the elderly with similar medical conditions who do not have access to the best medical treatment, and therefore really do have to 'not make a fuss'.