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Hi. I waited ten months from referral to treatment at a Respiratory Unit for a sleeping disorder. This is a long overdue wait for treatment and diagnosis in my books even by NHS standards. I have also noticed the Diabetes Clinic at my local hospital has long waiting lists to be seen and...

Hi all :) I've applied for a job as a healthcare assistant with the NHS, I used to work in a pharmacy and loved the nature of the job so want to progress in healthcare. I've got an interview (woo) but.. it says this in my 'progress after interview' email... Occupational Health Outstanding...

Hi All, Still a newbie here in the UK and I just had my second doctor's appointment at the hospital. I have a feeling this seems to be the norm, but it was so horrible! My usual doctor was still seeing patients, so I got allocated a "professor" instead. All he did was read off the computer...

Hi. I live in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. I was diagnosed in 2010 and was taking oral meds till Dec 2013 and was referred to my local hospital, placed under a Consultant and started on insulin and titrated up. I can't fault the DSN team if I want new equipment or prescriptions for...

I don't know why, but I find this strangely worrying. What is to stop certain Health Trusts stopping Medical Exemption for diabetics when they get the total power many of them seem to crave? Greater Manchester has taken control of its own budget with £6 billion mentioned. If this devolvement is...