Our wonderful NHS

I second everything you say millymouge I've reason to thank the NHS for lots this year.

I do hope that your elbow mends quickly. I too broke an elbow and had to have it pinned and wired together. All successfully I am glad to say. I am glad that you have had good treatment.

Wishing you a speedy recovery Millie

Thanks for your positive post Millie, I hope the treatment is not too arduous.
I had a visit to A and E a few weeks ago after a fall that caused a head injury. CT scan, facial X-rays, stitches and various other investigations. I was in and out within 2 and 1/2 hours, on a Friday evening. Every member of staff was highly skilled, professional and kind.

I have a fairly serious illness and once I was referred to a consultant (which took a bit of perseverance) my treatment has been fantastic

Millymouge, well done to your DH for taking you to hospital. A dear friend of mine hurt her foot some time ago, and she left it, thinking it would get better. Of course it didn't, and now it has gone too long and she has trouble walking. I know we all think we will heal as quickly as we used to, but as we get older, we don't. So, safety first. Here's hoping you will soon be mended, either way.

What a lovely thread! I too have many reasons to thank the doctors and nurses over the last few years. We have heard many emergency vehicles going by our house over this Christmas period, thank goodness for their dedication

Hurray for our fantastic NHS I have always been treated so well by every doctor and nurse I ve ever seen I just pray Brexit doesn’t take away all the lovely European workers who keep our hospitals afloat

I agree with the title of the post, based on my own experience earlier this year. A & E treatment on a Saturday, referred to Sunday morning clinic (thank you Jeremy Hunt), series of scans on Monday and Wednesday operation the following week, cancelled that day but done the following one, excellent care in hospital.

I agree. To be able to go to anyone in our NHS and not to have to consider whether our insurance will cover the costs or whether we have enough in the bank ourselves is a very precious thing and one that we take too easily for granted. The staff are wonderful even those who are so stressed they don’t appear as such immediately.

I don’t agree with the title at all. It should read ‘our wonderful NHS staff’ because it’s only those who are holding it together. There are A&E’s where people are waiting overnight in corridors. Surgery has been cancelled over December and January to allow hospitals to cope with the extra influx of patients expected over the winter.

Tell those patients whose operations have been cancelled that it’s wonderful.

Anyone who followed that series called Hospital or watched the programmes about the ambulance services will know the reality. Anyone who has a relative needing support for MH issues knows how dire it it.

My husband collapsed beginning December was rushed into A & E I arrived there a 7.00p.m. and left at 3.00am, standing room only. My hub was on a trolley for 20 hours before a bed was found, eventually one was, but no ward to put him in. Found a ward in another hospital, from then on his treatment was wonderful, staff very caring and considerate, He is in his 80's.
I only have praise for NHS for all that they do under difficult circumstances. Thank you NHS. I live in Essex.

Seven hours in our hospital would probably be a good day, I have done this several times while feeling utterly wretched with DVTs and PEs.

I can only talk from personal experience but the good NHS provision and care we have received this year alone has been gratefully accepted and appreciated.

Our experience of NHS provision and care has varied widely over the years and I can honestly say the colour of the government is not necessarily a factor .

I hope your elbow is not playing up millimouge and you are coping with the faff of it all OK.

Got to agree with you millymouge. From the paramedics to the doctor we saw on Christmas Day I have met an amazing bunch of people who work their socks off and provide an amazing service. Nursing assistants, nurses, physiotherapists, doctors, radiographers and kitchen staff worked through the holiday and did so with a smile and a kind word. Thank you to them all. (If GNHQ want to post something on facebook please can it be this thread? The NHS is a jewel and the people who work in it are heroes. They deserve to know we appreciate them)

I agree trisher, we are very lucky, but bit by bit, slowly slowly the nhs is being sold off to private business whose aim is to make a profit, not for the nhs but for themselves.

On top of that the nhs is paying out many times over for the ppi debts taken out over the past few years. Our local hospital and some staff are run by virgin. Yes, that virgin.

Morale of staff is at an all time low so its a credit to them that they continue to provide such good service. one day we will look up and find the nhs is gone and we will miss it.

Would the people who want to post negative things about what is happening to the NHS like to start their own thread saying that. It would be good if we had one thread where we acknowledge the work of the NHS staff and let's celebrate having it. I'll willingly add things to a thread about how much under threat it is. But here I just want to shout my THANKS as loudly as possible.

Had a long telephone call from orthopaedic registrar yesterday evening and we went through all the options. Because I am quite an active person they feel surgery would be the best option for me and I should be admitted within the next 36 hours for surgery. Will just have to stay in one night, and then they will book me in for physiotherapy. Don't think you can get much better than that for first class service.

I think we have to differentiate between the NHS and the staff who work in the NHS trisher. I certainly applaud their efforts and made that quite clear in my post.

But to think that the organisation that is the NHS is alive and well when in fact it is struggling to cope, is just burying our heads in the sand.

We have reason to be very grateful, too. Earlier this year baby grandson was in hospital 3 times with bronchiolitis - the first time it was so bad he was in the ICU for a week, sedated and tube fed. The care was exemplary - he was wired up to various monitors and someone was keeping an eye on them all the time.
We were so thankful to all the staff.

I'd never heard of bronchiolitis until GS2 had it when he was 18 months old. DD drove him to A&E and a doctor was waiting for her when she arrived. Sorted out in a few hours and sent home to continue treatment there.

Called the GP this morning for DH who'd had D&V all night. As all his other problems are a worry the GP sent out the surgery's paramedic, which is something I didn't even know they have! She was great, went through all his medical history and symptoms, phoned the GP to get his opinion and decided he'll be fine as long as he doesn't get dehydrated. Pleasant half hour and a much happier DH!

Trisher, there is a thread like that.
It's called NHS and is on the news and politics forum - for anyone who wants to take trisher's advice.

Thanks dj I will add comments.
Just remembered how great the NHS were in the summer when DGS had a sudden and completely unexected asthma attack while we were staying in an isolated country cottage. From the woman on the phone, through the lovely paramedics (who promised him a flashing light) to the hospital staff. Great care and committment.

Have just come home from 2 days in hospital having my elbow wired. Should have been a day case but getting me round from even the lightest anaesthetic is a problem!!!! You could not fault the treatment I had. It was marvellous. But it is so nice to be home again, although I shall be reliant on DH for the next 6 weeks at least!!!!