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NHS & non-essential operations
Forgive me if I'm wrong but is the current national news item even newsworthy or is it just designed to cause political discomfort?
The way I read the situation is that an elderly, very unfit woman is complaining that a non-essential, non-life-threatening operation has been cancelled [presumably for good reasons] even after being advised that her chances of surviving the op are only put at 50%. Am I wrong?
Any comments most welcome.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Exactly what I said to my wife last night. She's alive isn't she? Maybe if she saw it like she's possibly saved 7 lives instead of the me, me, me attitude.. I must say I'm very disappointed in Mr Howard. But then again, they all do it. Anybody out there worth voting for? Andy Hughes I reckon. Seems like a sensible, level headed, honest chap.
According to the paper between 2002/3 to 2003/4 the trust employed 6 more dentists and doctors 54 less nurses, midwives and health visitors, closed 2 intensive care beds but employed 78 more administration staff.
Yes this surgery is non life threatening, but she is in intense pain and has been for several months, imagine a broken leg or arm not in plaster!, I would have thought that the trust would have requested a nearby trust to treat this woman if they were unable to, but that would cost her trust money and might mean one less new administrator
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