This is what at least 15 years of Austerity have achieved, lives lost, when are the government going to start caring for its citizens, it does not seem like the 3 big parties can, its time to go Green.
A friend fell from horse, lost 2 front teeth, split lip - in, checked & stitched in 3.5 hours on Saturday early eve a couple of weeks ago, which was v good. I feel so sorry for the staff as well as the patients when it gets v difficult.
Four viral diseases doing the rounds, plus post-covid sequelae, plus insufficient investment in hospital buildings and availability of beds, plus staff sickness (quad-demic, qv post-covid sequelae). There must be masking with FFP2 or FFP3 quality respirators across the board in healthcare.
There must be cleaned air in all parts of hospitals, and in all shared places across the country. Nobody would advocate for presenting fouled water to drink. Why do we have virus fouled air forced on us to breathe?
Government has now had six months to get cheap and simple FFP2 and FFP3s into hospitals, complete with fit tests and donning / doffing instructions. Six months to get cheap and simple hepa kits into every single shared space in hospitals to prevent hospital acquired sickness. Ditto schools. Six
months to arrange for vaccines for all. Last government was profligate and negligent. I've no clue what this lot rehearsed when the party longed to be elected this last nearly 15 years, but doesn't appear to have included action to prevent further loses of life and health during an ongoing pandemic.
The problem isn't just Amb waits/A&E crowding, acute/community/care capacity, staffing, multi-level coordination or visibility... They're all inexorably linked.
If only we could see patients journey's as a whole, in real-time, regardless of silo or care setting, the REAL bottlenecks would be clear.
Unfortunately the last 14 years of austerity and Tory rule have left the NHS and other public services in a terrible mess. Labour have a mammoth task on their hands to sort out the mess left behind by Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak.
My local hospital is permanently full these days, any time of the year. What frustrates me most is how they always seem to blame patients: for supposedly turning up to A&E necessarily or visiting family while being sick. No mention of insufficient structures or funding. This is very disingenuous.
I feel your frustration, and I do not dispute some calls to 999 are completely misguided, but this is a different issue to what is implied in the BGH messages. Am I supposed to self-diagnose a heart attack from a panic attack or severe heartburn?
That entirely depends on whether you are a fit and healthy 20 year old or someone who is 50+ with co-morbidities or lifestyle factors that might contribute to a heart attack… there is a level of common sense, but in my experience everyone’s varies wildly.
It's an awful experience for pts and staff...in fact some pts will die. It may now not be exceptional, but that just means we have normalised it and that is truly dreadful.
I need to be admitted about once a year, as my heart condition becomes unstable.
My Cardiologist actually emailed me to say, coming into hospital could be unsafe for me at present.
Those of us with chronic conditions, which become acute are between a rock and a hard place.
During Covid people became bored with the death rate, abandoning public health measures aided by a libertarian political push
Is this what is happening with the NHS with a public mood that reflects a general perception of low risk and disregard for the consequences for vulnerable people
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If only we could see patients journey's as a whole, in real-time, regardless of silo or care setting, the REAL bottlenecks would be clear.
My Cardiologist actually emailed me to say, coming into hospital could be unsafe for me at present.
Those of us with chronic conditions, which become acute are between a rock and a hard place.
Is this what is happening with the NHS with a public mood that reflects a general perception of low risk and disregard for the consequences for vulnerable people