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<blockquote data-quote="DavidGrahamJones" data-source="post: 1666394" data-attributes="member: 245335"><p>I don't think it just an excuse, this has been happening for years. Even twenty years ago my GP at the time, having diagnosed a leg infection (caused by a mosquito bite) told me that it was cheaper to give me oral antibiotics, rather than hospitalise me and give me IV antibiotics. Six months later and my lower legs look awful because of the damage done. Maybe a problem I could have avoided if I'd gone the IV route.</p><p></p><p>As for increasing NHS funding, that's happened every year for decades and it used to be much more in line with demand, that is not the case now.</p><p></p><p>As for social care being cut, are you sure? My mother had to use her savings to pay for her care and her weekly bill was substantially more than those who were not paying for themselves (we inadvertently received the wrong invoice). Therefore was she subsidising some of the others. I'm hoping that social care coming under government auspices will improve things because it seems unfair that the care of the elderly is a local cost, especially when retired people move to certain parts of the country. Even in High Wycombe there is a large number of retirement homes/complexes being built, I hope that doesn't increase my council tax when they need more care.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/article/5261/Spending-on-adult-social-care-statistics-published" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/article/5261/Spending-on-adult-social-care-statistics-published</a> for more info. It's a big subject and it needs discussing sensibly and without anybody in government fudging, like I get the impression they do now. There must be a degree course in "Being economic with the truth", probably called "politics".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidGrahamJones, post: 1666394, member: 245335"] I don't think it just an excuse, this has been happening for years. Even twenty years ago my GP at the time, having diagnosed a leg infection (caused by a mosquito bite) told me that it was cheaper to give me oral antibiotics, rather than hospitalise me and give me IV antibiotics. Six months later and my lower legs look awful because of the damage done. Maybe a problem I could have avoided if I'd gone the IV route. As for increasing NHS funding, that's happened every year for decades and it used to be much more in line with demand, that is not the case now. As for social care being cut, are you sure? My mother had to use her savings to pay for her care and her weekly bill was substantially more than those who were not paying for themselves (we inadvertently received the wrong invoice). Therefore was she subsidising some of the others. I'm hoping that social care coming under government auspices will improve things because it seems unfair that the care of the elderly is a local cost, especially when retired people move to certain parts of the country. Even in High Wycombe there is a large number of retirement homes/complexes being built, I hope that doesn't increase my council tax when they need more care. [URL]http://content.digital.nhs.uk/article/5261/Spending-on-adult-social-care-statistics-published[/URL] for more info. It's a big subject and it needs discussing sensibly and without anybody in government fudging, like I get the impression they do now. There must be a degree course in "Being economic with the truth", probably called "politics". [/QUOTE]
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