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Our current government is.People aren't suggesting that.
Our current government is.People aren't suggesting that.
Our current government is.
Our current government is.
I thought we were on shrimperzone.
The current government are the same as all the others, including Blair, going back nearly 40 years. They all wanted more for less from any front line public service......Apart from MP's of course.
Haven't you found a hobby yet ?
Glad to see your back. Surely you could remind us of your qualifications as new zoners won't know how smart you are.
Think you've confused me with Barna.
Talking about Ambulances, in Australia you have to pay for an Ambulance and people take out Ambulance cover health insurance (very cheap) It certainly stops people using Ambulances when they don't need to. (the health insurance pays the full amount in emergencies and life threatening situations and a smaller percentage in non emergencies.
Nope.The Blair/Brown governments actually put a lot of cash into the NHS, raising the level of spending in line with other middle ranking EU countries but not as high as in Germany or France.The Tory governments since 2010 have cut government spending in real terms (ie as a % of GPD) thus causing the NHS to fall way down in the WHO rankings.
The only time I can think about mentioning that I have a PhD (apart from now) was in response to Napster's thread about setting up a new health research charity in tribute to ldnfatso. If people interpret that as bragging/bigheaded then fine, but it was only intended as an offer of specific/niche help for a good cause. We get told that people are 'sick of experts', but sometimes it is possible to be an expert in certain things and that be helpful/relevant.Oh I dunno.After all, it was you who told us you had a PhD.That makes you better qualified than me, as I stopped at Master's level back in the early 90's.:raspberry:
Haven't you found a hobby yet ?
Glad to see your back. Surely you could remind us of your qualifications as new zoners won't know how smart you are.
Do you get your jollies by deliberately winding people up, what is wrong with you? BTW, it's spelt you're.
Do you get your jollies by deliberately winding people up, what is wrong with you? BTW, it's spelt you're.
Hold up, let's have it right, yesterday MK actually told Rigsby that he was on a quest to solely wind up right-wing people? What's good for one, is surely good for the other?
On twitter. As a joke. :facepalm:
The only time I can think about mentioning that I have a PhD (apart from now) was in response to Napster's thread about setting up a new health research charity in tribute to ldnfatso. If people interpret that as bragging/bigheaded then fine, but it was only intended as an offer of specific/niche help for a good cause. We get told that people are 'sick of experts', but sometimes it is possible to be an expert in certain things and that be helpful/relevant.
If anyone wants to talk more about my qualifications then happy to do that via PM. let's not side-track this thread, there have been some interested posts/points made.
I'll try and take a look when I can. Think it's presumptuous to expect people to reply to every question/comment/post - if people want to not respond then that's fine. I'm really busy today, for example.Still waiting for you to reply to my questions (post 56, 59 & 62)
Dont do your usual thing & slip off at the first sign of difficult questions please
In what example would it not be clinically right to refuse someone paracetemol, that cost 14p in a shop?
If im not mistaken, Paracetemol is usually prescribed by a hospital, in the cases of sprains, bumps & bruises. Or in other words, the trivial things, which can easily be self-medicated.
Not sure what the question is.Because the NHS has suffered systemic abuse from top to bottom. Throwing more money at it may cure some symptoms, but it won't eradicate the disease from within
labour - https://labour.org.uk/issue/healthcare/And what proposals has any other would-be government put forward?
The only time I can think about mentioning that I have a PhD (apart from now) was in response to Napster's thread about setting up a new health research charity in tribute to ldnfatso. If people interpret that as bragging/bigheaded then fine, but it was only intended as an offer of specific/niche help for a good cause. We get told that people are 'sick of experts', but sometimes it is possible to be an expert in certain things and that be helpful/relevant.
If anyone wants to talk more about my qualifications then happy to do that via PM. let's not side-track this thread, there have been some interested posts/points made.
Paracetamol is prescribed/recommended for much more than just trivial things, and will be prescribed during hospital care (e.g. post operative/pain management), discharge (e.g. part of discharge prescription) and in primary care - e.g. a GP may prescribe paracetamol. For example, post-operative discharge will see patients get given a whole list of items such as compression stockings, pain relief, anticoagulation treatment, PPIs etc. It's easier and probably more appropriate to give the patient the whole lot rather than expect them to pop to the shops because they're out of paracetamol - especially because hospitals are under severe pressure to get patients out of hospital faster - often they're not really in a state to be out and about in Tescos, and may not have the support needed to care for them fully. If a patient doesn't take pain relief then it can lead to other things - slower recovery, readmission/GP visits etc which can have cost implications. A GP may prescribe paracetamol again for similar reasons... wanting to increase the chances of the patient actually taking pain relief, or bundling it into a medication plan to ensure it is taken.
Not sure what the question is.
To talk in analogies, the way I was taught about NHS health policy is that it's a bit like building a wall. Over times you fix things, patch things up, add a bit more on top, knock a bit down. In the end all you end up with is a weird looking wall. It might be effective, but it could probably be improved. If you want to change and improve the NHS/the wall, you have to invest in materials, plan for it, and make the significant change. Often that means breaking down recently added parts, as well as older parts, and using the latest technology/knowledge/experience to ensure its going to last a long time. Feel a bit Trump dirty talking about walls.
My personal view is that the foundations of the NHS are sound - taxation-funded, comprehensive, free at point of use, prioritised by need, evidence-based etc. So we don't need to demolish the whole thing and start again, but we need to do more to plan for the future - significant infrastructure investments, IT investments, better training, recruitment, more innovation from within, more R&D. But all of those things cost money, and also they need experienced and skilled managers as well as front line staff. The idea that you could save loads of money and keep the NHS the same by sacking management is a joke