jura2 Quote [sparklefizz- and it just shows how terrible the NHS has become- sad. No wonder doctors, nurses and care staff are in such a bad way. ]End Quote.
Jura2, I would agree with your perception of the NHS at the present time. However, my experience of the service in over the last ten days could not in any way have been better even if it had been provided by a private medical service.
I was attending to the usual bathroom obligations a week last Sunday when i became aware of what seemed a very serious problem with my waterworks. I rang my GP at 9am the following morning and was booked for an "urgent" consultation at noon that day.
On seeing the doctor i was given a thorough examination and was informed there was a potently serious problem and she would refer me to Weston Super Mare District Hospital on an urgent basis. In the meantime, i was given very comprehensive information on what i should do if the problem deteriorated further while waiting to hear from the hospital.
That was Monday, and the Hospital rang on Wednesday and stated I was booked for a series of test the following Monday at 9:30 am. Following those tests, i had a consultation with a senior physician and i was advised to return to the hospital for further very intrusive tests that afternoon a 2:30pm. With that carried out, i was then informed to attend the hospital again two days later for a CT scan at 6pm in the evening.
Yesterday, the hospital rang to say that having drawn all the test together they believe that surgery was not necessary at this point in time and that medication over a three month period may resolve the issue. I certainly felt i had dodged a tumour bullet which had been the great fear and with that, I could have danced all around Sainsbury's car park which is where we were when we heard the news.
I am now Booked to see my GP again on Tuesday for a further consultation and the start of the medication treatment. However, I cannot speak highly enough of the medical service i have received over the last ten days, all carried out by NHS staff who were very caring, professional and dedicated to their professions.
Weston District Hospital has received much adverse national publicity in recent months for having to close it's A&E department for night time admissions due to staff shortages. However, I sincerely believe that despite their problems the staff and service provided could not have been better provided at any other medical facility in the world.
Our great national NHS treasure, that's the way it should be, and for the vast majority who obtain its services truly the way it is.
Just wonderfull.