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<blockquote data-quote="covknit" data-source="post: 1479310" data-attributes="member: 346585"><p>We went through a period of "it is not really happening" hospital closures under Thatcher. My dad was in hospital 10 days he entered a full ward when he left there was only one patient left in the entire wing. If anyone who believes the stories in the Daily mail/telegrapg or Murdoch would listen to real life experiences of real people instead of media sound bites I could tell of the perilous state of oncology, outpatients and the blood testing subterranean depths of the Q E Birmingham in 1995. Trouble is I would then go on to tell of the disgust I feel for the media inspired condemnation of the wonderful new oncology services we got at the QE a few years later. </p><p></p><p>Some of the press (although I suspect not the ones I previously mentioned) have already reported that May intends to sell "underused" parts of the NHS. Not far from us (Worcester) there was recently a scandal because the NHS was sending patients "private" when there was actually NHS facilities available. It is all an arrangement to draw money out of public coffers into private interests. Those that do get the benefit of the magic money tree fully intend this policy will continue and become as entrenched as the public purse paying rents to private landlords. </p><p></p><p>Before worrying about the NHS and what will remain check out your future ability to pay. Put in your expected pay rises against inflation and have a look at your expected pension income and how old you will be when you get to draw it and what your life expectency is according to qrisk. Have a look at what services you expect to remain, libraries, parks/public space, affordable places for the youngsters to raise their families (and how old they will be when they pay their mortgage off), what age you will actually become entitled to the free bus pass, etc, etc. Hmm and the amount we have got to find for the childrens deposits on their house purchase(s). Ouch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="covknit, post: 1479310, member: 346585"] We went through a period of "it is not really happening" hospital closures under Thatcher. My dad was in hospital 10 days he entered a full ward when he left there was only one patient left in the entire wing. If anyone who believes the stories in the Daily mail/telegrapg or Murdoch would listen to real life experiences of real people instead of media sound bites I could tell of the perilous state of oncology, outpatients and the blood testing subterranean depths of the Q E Birmingham in 1995. Trouble is I would then go on to tell of the disgust I feel for the media inspired condemnation of the wonderful new oncology services we got at the QE a few years later. Some of the press (although I suspect not the ones I previously mentioned) have already reported that May intends to sell "underused" parts of the NHS. Not far from us (Worcester) there was recently a scandal because the NHS was sending patients "private" when there was actually NHS facilities available. It is all an arrangement to draw money out of public coffers into private interests. Those that do get the benefit of the magic money tree fully intend this policy will continue and become as entrenched as the public purse paying rents to private landlords. Before worrying about the NHS and what will remain check out your future ability to pay. Put in your expected pay rises against inflation and have a look at your expected pension income and how old you will be when you get to draw it and what your life expectency is according to qrisk. Have a look at what services you expect to remain, libraries, parks/public space, affordable places for the youngsters to raise their families (and how old they will be when they pay their mortgage off), what age you will actually become entitled to the free bus pass, etc, etc. Hmm and the amount we have got to find for the childrens deposits on their house purchase(s). Ouch [/QUOTE]
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