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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Sorry to say this but the NHS has been in decline for many years. Due to cuts. And it is only the brilliant staff at our hospitals that they are kept running
Approx 12 months ago we got advised that our regular surgery was merging with another. As the local authority wanted to make surgreris work better.
So we were moved to another surgery that has in the region of 13.000 patients. Our surgery had 14.000 and had four GPs.
My wife had an appointment the other day. When she arrived, she had two ailments. But there is a sign at the surgery that states ' One ailment at one appointment only' so had to return two days later.
Only Ten minutes appointments are allowed. This is totally ridiculous.
The NHS needs urgent funding. And it needs to come from the Government and NOT by increase of tax.
Yes, l would agree to paying extra tax - but only if it covered everything. And not just the NHS
All staff in NHS need our deepest respect
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I think the 10 minute appointments are enough to be honest and they do often go over them depending on the situation but most symptoms can be diagnosed within 5 mins of going in. Most GP's tell you on the doors or the new flash boards that depending on the nature of the the problem some appointments can go over the 10mins.
As for the NHS tax well my main concern for this is that it isn't some kind of stealth tax that turns into privatizing the NHS further down the line and this tax payment becomes a Health payment like they do in America