From a football forum I know.
In August my wife and I were in a bad car accident. We both ended up with broken backs among other injuries. We spent 18 hours in A&E at Homerton hospital. The staff were lovely and did their best to help but the CT scanner was broken and even though they managed to fix it the only available neurologists were at the Royal London and despite repeated telephone calls from the Homerton they were backed up to the eyeballs and it was another 12 hours before someone qualified was available to look at our scans. As far as the figures are concerned however, we were seen by a doctor within an hour and a half, so that is a big tick that everything went okay. Of course all that junior doctor was qualified to do was fill out a form and tell us to wait until someone more senior was available. This was on a quiet and rainy Monday night. **** knows how bad it would have been if they had been busy.
I have been in constant pain ever since. Two broken vertebrae and three herniated discs make life surprisingly uncomfortable. I saw a consultant neurosurgeon in October who confirmed that I would need surgery. I haven't got a date yet but I am booked in for a follow up appointment in February so here's hoping (y).
Of course my injuries while debilitating and painful aren't life threatening. My best friend's condition was. He was due to go in to hospital last week but at the last minute he was told that his appointment had been cancelled and he would have to go in this week instead. I have just got off the phone after speaking to his daughter. He died last night. He was the kindest and most generous guy I have ever known and he died in his mid-fifties because he was unable to get a simple and routine procedure on the NHS when he needed it.
Another one off of the waiting list. That'll look good on the figures.
I'm not in a good place right now. If I meet anyone who tells me that the NHS is safe in Tory hands they'd better hope they have private health insurance because they are going to need it.
I have never said or inferred NHS is in safe hands under Tories,its main reason I, m voting Corbyn and I never thought I, d say that.
The NHS is simply way better than reported. Ofcourse there are areas requiring improving, more funding etc etc.
We should all only speak and report as we find it. Reporting people's grumbles and complaints does not take the actual situation into account.
Moaning about ailments is quite an event for many.
I have yet to experience or witness any poor treatment by NHS. Wonder how many complainants are chasing claims???
Pay outs for mal practise are one of NHS's biggest costs.????
And, by coincidence, I know quite a lot about spinal injuries. I broke 2 vertebrae, crushed and displaced the disc between them. Lost use of left arm for 3 months. My treatment was incredible from beginning (emergency at Scarboro hospital to treatment and follow up in Sheffield spinal injuries hospital to physio in Rotherham.
Think we should treat people and NHS as WE find them and not judge by second hand 3rd party reportings.