Nhs Skint

[New Judge]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58417076

**Services may have to be cut unless NHS England receives an extra £10bn in funding next year, groups representing the health service have warned.**

I can help them a little. A close relative of mine received a letter from her GP inviting her to have a shingles jab. This was on 27th August. She made an appointment for today and arrived as instructed. "I'm not ready to give you your jab" says the nurse, "because you are not yet 70."

"But you invited me. The letter said nothing about being over 70. If that's the case why did you send the letter? In any case you took my date of birth when I made the appointment. Anyway, I'm 70 in three days' time so it should be alright, surely."

"Sorry. I'll make you another appointment."

"No you ****ing won't. You've wasted enough of my time and of taxpayers' money. I'll take my chances."

So, an appointment wasted. A letter wasted. Nurse's time wasted. Patient untreated. "The envy of the world?"

[naomi24]

Most of us manage.

[pixie374]

You've admitted yourself you sometimes make up words:-)

[ynnafymmi]

@16.26.You have used up all your"blame Covid19" cards,Khandro.Every bad thing now is down to Brexit.Brexit,what a *** shambles.

[pixie374]

What's the point though, ynnaf? Are those blaming Brexit... what are they thinking they'll achieve?

[naomi24]

Ynna, there’s no blame to be apportioned. The slogan wasn’t put on the bus by the government - and it very clearly was not a promise.

[ynnafymmi]

@16.45.Yes,Naomi,because back then we had a basically competent non-lying government.Now whenever Johnson opens his mouth everyone knows that he is going to garble and mumble a lot of lies.The Thatcher must be turning in her grave at the thought of this poltroon being prime minister.

[naomi24]

David Cameron was prime minister then. You liked him?

[ynnafymmi]

I was drifting off to the Lib-Dems back then Naomi.But yes he seemed to show a lot of competency compared to the present incumbent.Saying that Muffin the Mule would seem sensible compared to Johnson.Have we ever been governed by a such a useless gang of heidbanging eejits.Both in London and up here in Edinburgh.

[naomi24]

The only competent thing he did was to scuttle off like a rat when he didn’t like the result of the referendum, making way for his pathetic but equally two-faced successor. Be careful what you wish for.

[Khandro]

//Have we ever been governed by a such a useless gang of heidbanging eejits.Both in London and up here in Edinburgh.//

The administration up in Edinburgh is the envy of us all.

[naomi24]

:o)