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<blockquote data-quote="ladybird64" data-source="post: 296808" data-attributes="member: 29023"><p>Catherine, my apologies for using the word "argument" in my post, I was writing in a hurry and should have picked my wording more carefully. I still am in a hurry so will say that i will look at the links you have provided when I have time to take it all in.</p><p>On the point of the NHS and who it is there for, I am playing Devils advocate. It is like an insurance policy albeit with non moving premiums, you may not use it but it is there in case you need it, especially if you have paid for it all your working life as you rightly pointed out. Without wishing to stray from the purpose of the thread then in the same token should the people who have not paid into it be given priority over someone who has? Maybe morally right but otherwise? Open to debate I think.</p><p></p><p>There's a whole heap of possible scenarios but the bottom line is that for too many, the service provided for diabetics is shambolic. Numbers of those with diabetic complications is rising, hence what is being provided is falling short. Like anything else we expect what we pay for so if the service we get for the money we have paid in is poor, I think people are justified in asking why.</p><p></p><p>Will read the links later tonight, sounds interesting.</p><p></p><p>EDITED - I have just read the links Catherine. The things that stand out for me the most is that this Personal Healthcare Budget cannot be used for primary care..I believe it is the primary care (or lack of it) that so many people complain about.</p><p>It reminds me very much of a similar idea that has been put into practice within Social Services, personal budgets are being pushed onto people left, right and centre. The reasons given are that it puts the service user "In Control" and it some areas it is successful. However, It is of no good where there are a lack of suitable services in the first place..money can't buy what isn't available!</p><p>If you were asking me personally if I would like a personal budget for my diabetes then it is something I would look into carefully. I have received practically no offers of services from my practice and have learnt everything about my condition and how to live with it from this website so in reality they have spent very little on my care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ladybird64, post: 296808, member: 29023"] Catherine, my apologies for using the word "argument" in my post, I was writing in a hurry and should have picked my wording more carefully. I still am in a hurry so will say that i will look at the links you have provided when I have time to take it all in. On the point of the NHS and who it is there for, I am playing Devils advocate. It is like an insurance policy albeit with non moving premiums, you may not use it but it is there in case you need it, especially if you have paid for it all your working life as you rightly pointed out. Without wishing to stray from the purpose of the thread then in the same token should the people who have not paid into it be given priority over someone who has? Maybe morally right but otherwise? Open to debate I think. There's a whole heap of possible scenarios but the bottom line is that for too many, the service provided for diabetics is shambolic. Numbers of those with diabetic complications is rising, hence what is being provided is falling short. Like anything else we expect what we pay for so if the service we get for the money we have paid in is poor, I think people are justified in asking why. Will read the links later tonight, sounds interesting. EDITED - I have just read the links Catherine. The things that stand out for me the most is that this Personal Healthcare Budget cannot be used for primary care..I believe it is the primary care (or lack of it) that so many people complain about. It reminds me very much of a similar idea that has been put into practice within Social Services, personal budgets are being pushed onto people left, right and centre. The reasons given are that it puts the service user "In Control" and it some areas it is successful. However, It is of no good where there are a lack of suitable services in the first place..money can't buy what isn't available! If you were asking me personally if I would like a personal budget for my diabetes then it is something I would look into carefully. I have received practically no offers of services from my practice and have learnt everything about my condition and how to live with it from this website so in reality they have spent very little on my care. [/QUOTE]
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