NHS

My mom works for the Nhs in sheffield and its in a right mess. She works on the AAU in the hallamshire and its closing. Even though its got 27 beds on it and they are ALWAYS busy! I don't get the logic, they have been told that they are using too much money for what they are and they need to close. Who's clever idea is that? This world is all about money and it sucks!
Like the northern general hospital are really struggling for beds and are sending quite a few patients to the hallamshire AAU and other wards and NGH are closing some wards them selfs! Wheres the logic in that? Also they are wanting to combine the two hospitals into one. Thats just daft i think. Plus i don't like the northern general, its way to big and its like a freaking maze, you get lost half the time.

Why is the world about money? What about the people without money? Theres big rumours going round that the Nhs is not going to be free for much longer and they are going to charge for the service they give! I hope that will NEVER happen. I go to the hospital quite a lot because of my Crohns and i cant afford to pay for all the meds i take and procedures i have. Its crazy. However we must be doing something right because America are thinking about doing their own version of the Nhs. Take a hint government, don't just think about the rich!!

Another thing i don't get it that they are shutting wards to save money but they have posters up says 'tell us ways to make the Nhs better' ... Heres an idea... Stop closing wards!!
Also its funny, you would think that if you work for the Nhs then you would be in the loop of whats shutting and whats not.. But i went to see my IBD nurse today and they didn't know about the ward my moms on which i thought was weird but she said that they are always the last to know. You would think they would send a newsletter or something. I mean shops send one out to show whose the the best and who needs work and what the company is up to. I think it would be good, plus then i could read it when mom brought it home and i could tell you guys :)

Prescriptions.. What is with the price going up? It is crazy! Its like, £8 now. Im dreading it when i start working again because at the moment i get my meds free. So happy about that because i take so many tablets it would bankrupt me. Another thing i don't agree with is, only a certain few qualify for free prescriptions, you just have to have one of these conditions,

Permanent Fistula (including caecostomy, colostomy, laryngostomy, or ilestomy) requiring continuous surgical dressing or requiring an appliance

Forms of Hypoadrenalism (including Addison’s disease) for which specific substitution therapy is required

Diabetes Insipidus and other forms of hypopituitarism

Diabetes mellitus except when treatment is by diet alone

Hypoparathyriodism

Myasthenia Gravis

Myxoedema

Epilepsy requiring continuous anti-convulsive therapy

A continuing physical disability which prevents a patient from leaving a residence without the help of another person – temporary disabilities do not count even if they last for several months

That information is from http://www.psd.scot.nhs.uk/doctors/exemptions.html#conditions
Don't want to get told off :)

Or be old, i think its over 65...

Now all that is fair enough, i don't know what some of those conditions are but they must be important. However i think that people who are on medication for the rest of their life should get free prescriptions. Take me for example, i am on medication for the rest of my life and i will have to pay until I'm old enough to get it free. I don't think its fair, i have over half a dozen tablets and i will have to pay for everyone of those and sooner or later it will be £20 per prescription. Can you imagine how much money i am going to spend on future medication? Its not even worth thinking about. I don't mind paying for quick prescriptions like steroids or antibiotics, thats fair enough but for my main meds... Not happy.
But they are trying to get to the bottom of my pain quite quickish so they aren't all bad i suppose. :)

I think that is enough moaning about the National Health Service.
Do you have any thoughts?

Much love xx