NHS in general Reviews

In November 2008 I stayed On the Maternity Ward within an NHS run hospital in Bradford. I was dreading this stay as past experiences on this same ward had not been so good for me. However I was pleasantly surprised to find how much things had changed since my last visits. The staff were displaying a whole new positive attitude and a ...

Dooyoo REVIEW – Date: 12/11/07 NHS TARGETS – Can seriously damage your health – First of all I would like to say there are many great people who work tirelessly within the NHS; without much reward or thanks. The people who I have met within the health service; who practice ‘skill mixing’ ;and do many jobs within ...

As those of you who have read me before know, I am a doctor working in the NHS. I have recently begun on a specialist training programme that will a few years down the line, lead to a consultant post. The reason I am writing this quite serious opinion is because I genuinely fear for the future of the NHS which I have dedicated my life to ...

I’m a bit of an accident-prone person, I don’t do it on purpose and a lot of the time it’s not even my fault – things just happen to me. I’d like to share with you an experience I had a few years ago. An experience I will never forget and never repeat. I am aware that this incident is in the extreme and that ...

Firstly, let me tell you my experience with the NHS, so that you can see where this opinion is coming from. The first time I significantly used the NHS, (obviously, apart from when I was born) was when I got pregnant with Bryony in late March 2001. Before this, I had only gone in for minor illnesses, routine check ups and jabs, ...

It was a Friday night in November last year and I'd had a little accident with a broken bottle and my arm at a party.Friends kicked me out of the house(there was underage drinking and smoking of er,substances and they didn't want to get caught) and I called an ambulance to take me to the hospital. I waited about 5 minutes and the ...

There are people in this world who live by the saying "My body is a Temple" Most of these people have gym memberships, a disposable income, and partially-baggy tie-dye pants. They also have stories of woe, about how they were the skinny kid in school, until they discovered that by lifting weights and eating the entire cabbage ...

At the age of 23, going into hospital recently was an interesting experience for me, and it really helped me see the NHS both good and bad. I went into A&E with unbearable stomach pains, which I'd had for the previous 2 months, but it had developed too much. I was expecting a few tests, but never a week in hospital. The consultants ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a frequent user of the NHS service, needing over 100 visits in the past 4yrs, my opinion is based on experience and information gathered while using the services. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The simple truth is our N.H.S. is good, it does work and we all know that it will be ...

Whist recently under NHS care following fairly minor operation I was struck by two things: Firstly, the care and attention I received from all the staff was absolutly first class, no complaints whats so ever. (Thank you very much) No hint of moral problems there. Secondly, The incredible inefficiency of the hospital, I was the only patient ...

Is the USA the way forward for the NHS? Privatised health care? Perhaps, but Perhaps not.... Being both an American living in London I’ve had plenty of time and experience to compare and contrast the NHS to America. Don’t give up on me yet and turn over to another OP, the NHS has *lots* going for it. There are some positive ...

I love the National Health Service, but not many do, it gets used and abused. Treatment toward the NHS could be likened to that of a foot being wiped on a mat. That is how the public treat this truly marvelous service. The NHS was established in 1948 as a cornerstone of the welfare state and incorporates the principle of health care as ...

IN 1948 the National Health service was set up to provide health care for all citizens of the United Kingdom, bases solely on need and not on the ability to pay. Hospitals and Doctors would diagnose and treat disease, injuries, care for those with long term illness and disability, and promote health care with education, immunisation etc. ...

My overall view of the governments commitment to improving the chronic state of the health services cannot be disputed. It is pouring in money which is getting close to double the level the tories spent only 5 years ago. Yet incredibly in many areas the NHS is in a worse condition now then it ever was. The health secretary, ...

Read this and be scared!!! Consider the possible consequences seeing this doctor just could have if you were really ill! Surprised? Well... Recently I popped into the Doctors with my friend as she had run out of The Pill. Now she is actually diabetic and has to see the doc when its time for a repeat prescription, about every 6 months. ...

I think I must be in the minority because at the moment, I think the NHS is great in so many aspects except for one. You hear about the waiting and the queing of ambulances which luckily we have not had. Before Christmas my Mum who lives over 100 miles from me but round the corner from my brother hurt her leg. ...

I have always been a staunch supporter of the NHS as during my youth I spent some time in hospital with a broken leg and was impressed by the care I received. However one of my children was recently diagnosed with a potentially serious eye condition after a routine visit to the opticians, since when I have become aware of the health ...

Everyone knows how busy the NHS is -not enought Doctors, nurses and all the other that make up the healthcare team. BUT - if you're a patient you're still an important person. As a nurse who has worked in hospitals since 92 my one big piece of advice would be if you sitting/lying/standing there and wondering why your ...

The NHS has been in decline for many years now but no-one will take any responsability let alone blame for the state that it has got into. I live in Crawley in West Sussex. We have a hospital that was built with the town in the 1950's. It must have been good in it's day but Crawley has grown bigger since it was built and more facilities ...

The NHS is in a terrible state. Just this week a Libyan couple took over a special care baby unit when the woman gave birth to sextuplets. Apparently she travelled against doctors' advice. Was that because the NHS is free over here? A few days later we hear of a British girl expecting quads in the next few weeks. She can't be guaranteed an ...