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Old 03-12-2018, 05:05   #1749
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
I'm surprised that you should be unhappy with the government's policy on the NHS. It was certainly not in safe hands when patients resorted to drinking out of vases to keep hydrated in Labour's day. The Conservatives put more money into the NHS than Labour would have done, .
Having been a frequent user of the NHS these last 20 years l would say l am more qualified then some on the state of the NHS and it has deteriorated a fair bit in these last 6 plus years in terms of the many facets of the NHS.


There are many reasons of course and this is a reasonable explanation on where we are.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42572110

https://fullfact.org/health/is-nhs-in-crisis/

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
, they are now working to improve mental health services which have long been the Cinderella service of the NHS,
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Mental health services have been severely underfunded for far too long IMO as a persons mental health is just as important as their physical health as politician's talk the talk about mental health services and improving it but thus so far that is all it is talk and talk is cheap.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...-mental-health

https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2018-12...mental-health/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...y-productivity
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