Funny how the magic money tree blooms whem Mrs May needs to pay someone off but not enough paid into NHS!I'm afraid it was me that alerted the P.M. about the Freestyle system a couple of years ago when I saw her being interviewed and the subject of her diabetes came up. She did mention about the constant need to finger prick, so I wrote her a letter informing her about the Freestyle system and received a reply from her private secretary informing me that the P.M. was not aware of Freestyle but would look into it. Other than the government insisting that local CCG's make the system available, there's little else they can do. Lets be honest there's no money available in the NHS at the moment for this, is there. Of course you could always stop breast enlargement/reduction surgery, stop IVF treatment and many other non essential procedures.
This is the question and answer on PMQs:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-45890438/pmqa-mccabe-and-may-on-nhs-treatment-for-diabetic
You forgot about NHS management being paid thousands for just a few months contract.I'm afraid it was me that alerted the P.M. about the Freestyle system a couple of years ago when I saw her being interviewed and the subject of her diabetes came up. She did mention about the constant need to finger prick, so I wrote her a letter informing her about the Freestyle system and received a reply from her private secretary informing me that the P.M. was not aware of Freestyle but would look into it. Other than the government insisting that local CCG's make the system available, there's little else they can do. Lets be honest there's no money available in the NHS at the moment for this, is there. Of course you could always stop breast enlargement/reduction surgery, stop IVF treatment and many other non essential procedures.
You forgot about NHS management being paid thousands for just a few months contract.
Nail, meet head. I would imagine management is where some of the problem lies in the regional prescribing variations (or postcode lottery if you prefer).
Future potential complications don't fall under their budgets and forecasts which likely look at the short to medium term cost. A case of not their problem but they have saved x £ks for the next couple of years by nitpicking this, that and the other on their spreadsheets.
I think MPs should be expected to use the NHS so that they understand what the public have to go through! They are public servants after all !! They should also have had the pay freeze and a cap on their wages too!!Well, if a diabetic dies from a DKA or a severe hypo, they aren't going to cost the NHS more money, are they?
(OK, sarcasm over.)
Realistically, I suspect that the Theresa May is seeing a consultant privately (she's hardly going to sit waiting in a queue in an NHS waiting room), and she may well be self funding her libre, or at least have done so in the past.
I get the point you are making but you could have done so without sexiest examples.Of course you could always stop breast enlargement/reduction surgery, stop IVF treatment and many other non essential procedures.
They already have in most cases. Even stopped reconstruction of breasts after mastectomies so some breast cancer patients now have uneven breasts which really affects their confidence when they go out.Of course you could always stop breast enlargement/reduction surgery, stop IVF treatment and many other non essential procedures.
I'm certainly not saying that! And I don't think she is going to be PM for much longer.So what you are all saying is Mrs May is a fantastic politician.
It am sure plenty of people do get them on the NHS if they are felt to be really necessary for them and that is probably not T2's who are not on insulin. What is the criteria to actually need one.On Wednesday, 17 October, during PMQs, the Prime Minister was asked why she had a blood glucose monitor when so many people weren't able to have them prescribed. She answered that they were available on the NHS, which I believe is very misleading when many Type 1s aren't even offered them and when asking, get told they aren't available to them.
It am sure plenty of people do get them on the NHS if they are felt to be really necessary for them and that is probably not T2's who are not on insulin. What is the criteria to actually need one.
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