'humanitarian Crisis' In Nhs Hospitals, Warns Red Cross

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38538637

When the Red Cross says something like this, then surely we have to sit up and take notice ?

A quote from the Shadow Health Secretary :::::::

"For the Red Cross to brand the situation a 'humanitarian crisis' should be a badge of shame for government ministers."

Who can argue with that ?

The NHS is safe with us ....really ?

[Sqad]

1992...Jennifer's ear...the NHS in crisis ...a quarter of a century ago ...the electorate voted in a Conservative government. Since then, a decade at least of Labour and still the NHS is struggling.

Total re-organisation is needed, BUT it is a State Medical System and from what i gather the major part of the electorate would never accept a change.

Stop moaning and get on with it....that is what you want.

[TWR]

Mickey, just seen your 11.19 post, how do expect them to care about the NHS when they are looking for ways to screw their tax returns & their unexplainable salaries.

[Peter Pedant]

// "Ministers can't be held responsible for decisions taken by management" eh
what a load of B/S. //

god I am glad someone on AB spotted the *** on this somewhat predictable thread

[Sqad]

TWR.

Gp's on £100,000 a year...Consultants on £150, 000 a year....Chief executives at least £150,000 a year.......all affordable.
Yet, Drs want to leave the NHS.
Does that give you a clue that something is wrong?

[TWR]

15.24, if you were in charge of a VAST Concern would you not keep your eye on it?

[Togo]

Perhaps our hospitals now qualify for "Humanitarian Aid" directly payable from the budgets already set.

[TWR]

We get it first hand from our Daughter, she is what they now call A Matron Sqad.

[whiskeryron]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the NHS was 'Nationalised' ?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if British rail was Nationalised ?
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a government that represented the majority of voters instead of FPTP ?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if some dreams were reality ?

[EcclesCake]

I cannot deny that some hospitals across the country are in crisis, but not all of them.

I recently spent four days in hospital having presented myself to A&E I was seen by a nurse within 20 mins, and a Dr 10 mins later. During my atime in cubicles in Majors I was attended by a range of Drs and given necessary medication. I was on a ward within four hours of first being seen. I was kept in and had daily reviews with the consultant, daily blood tests and scans with my medication adjusted as necessary, a Dr was summoned on several occasions when I was showing untoward symptoms and always arrived promptly.

The care I received was excellent and I was very comfortably accommodated and well fed.

[Sqad]

Eccles.......that is what you pay your taxes for......it is called "Healthcare."
that should be the norm, not the exception.

[Togo]

The Red Cross....a hot bed of right wingers and Shadowy Health Secretary( name escapes me too). Mother Teresa should call their bluff and immediately divert all off the overseas Humanitarian Aid directly to the hospitals and watch em gulp and wring their hands. No more all expenses trips to foreign parts required to "distribute" it.

[TWR]

Ron, could not have put that better.

[Baldric]

Agree with Eccles, had very good care when I had an accident back in May, well cared for.

TWR, I agree, you couldn't.

[campbellking]

The vast majority of private hospitals within the U.K. provide no emergency or ITU care so the comparison is somewhat skewed. It's much easier to run an elective only hospital, especially if you refuse to tackle all the more difficult cases because you have no back up if things go wrong. The first private company to take on a general hospital (Hinchingbrooke) subsequently pulled out of the contract the day before receiving an inadequate CQC rating, leaving the NHS to once more pick up the pieces. The solution to the NHS's problems is not simple.

[Sqad]

Campbelking.......I agree, the act of putting the NHS back on the tracks is not simple.
I agree about Private hospitals except that the community around Hinchingbrooke were very happy with the services and the demise was looked upon by many as a "set up."

Clearly, some Political party needs to grapple with the NHS, but being such a political pawn.....neuther is willing to upset the electorate who seem to be happy with the status quo.

I ask again...why can't the NHS attract UK trained doctors?

[TWR]

It is very simple Camp, put someone in there that's not thinking about profit, someone that knows what they are doing, someone that's not afraid to stand up to this Government, & the most important, someone that the staff can trust, Simple.

[whiskeryron]

// I ask again...why can't the NHS attract UK trained doctors? //

Answer ££££££££s

[TWR]

Sqad, would any person in their right mind put up with the crp that the Docs put up with?

[Sqad]

Ron....I give up. NHS pay and conditions are EXCELLENT. A job for life...6weeks a year holiday...fantastic pensions........come on, if that isn't enough what more do the doctors want?

[campbellking]

The vast majority of junior doctors at my hospital are UK trained, when it comes to consultant level it's probably about 65% UK to 35% foreign trained. My own G.P. is Asian and now shares his practice with his U.K. born, U.K. trained son.