A Lottery?/

[Jordyboy9]

IS it really a lottery in regards to health care?
reason for asking is after reading nailits post regarding his mums care or lack of it i can honestly say that the care given to my wife in edinburgh and before in glasgow was first class so does it matter where you stay and if it does it should not/has it something to do with the population of say Stoke to Edinburgh or Glasgow?



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[Jordyboy9]

sorry ed or spare ed can you shift this i am on hotels computer thats my excuse before i get jumped on from afar

[Old_Geezer]

My suspicion that each hospital has it's own reputation.
Each incident probably varies too.

[ummmm]

It depends on the ward in my experience. My uncles care was a complete shambles. My sister, me and my dad were there everyday to care for him. There was 4 men in his bay and I spent more time caring for them than the nurses did.

On the other hand I was in hospital last year and treated brilliantly (same hospital)

[jno]

I expect there are all sorts of factors (more people falling ill in witner, for instance). Funding and staff levels may well be involved. And there are differences even within a hosptial as ummmm says (my OH was very well treated as a serious case in hospital last year, but I've got to wait four months for an eye test at the same hospital).

Really, it sounds as though the answer is Yes, but it's not necessarily a postcode lottery.

[Jordyboy9]

My population theory was hit on the head as Glasgow and Edinburgh have almost 3 times the population of stoke. I wonder if it’s a Scotland,England thing better nhs facilities in Scotland than in England hardly think so ,but something wrong somewhere.

[Canary42]

No, OG and ummm reflect my experiences - it can be as local as which hospital ward you are in. (based on episodes at Norwich, Kingston and Portsmouth).

[stocksman]

Why is this still in Jokes? I know people think the NHS is a joke but this post is not.

[Jordyboy9]

Really thought this post would have had more interest shown than it has

[jno]

well, it's been moved to a more fitting section, maybe it will catch the eyes of the world.

[Mamyalynne]

Care can vary greatly, not just on location but as said from Hospital to Hospital - in patient care can be marvellous then it can fall apart as in Nailit's Mum's case in the aftercare package.

That is often down to lack of communication between different departments and agencies. At a time when you are at your lowest caring for someone you then have to negotiate the system.

So many of us have been there.

I personally have had marvellous care overall.

[Jordyboy9]

As I said Mamy my wife’s care in both Glasgow and Edinburgh was really excellent,so were we just lucky or I don’t understand why it can be so different from place to place,hope you are feeling alright Mamy,XX

[Barmaid]

I share the same experience. Over the last 18 months we have had cause for quite a lot of contact with the local NHS Trust. In one case the hospital could not have been better - it was simply excellent, quick and resulted in a positive outcome. Sadly, in the other three cases, the care has been woeful with devastating consequences.

[Mamyalynne]

Many reasons Jordy from top management right through to the hardworking staff - no one answer.

I'm fine, sorry you've had storms - will lighten the air no doubt.