NHS Rant...

Optimist

carcal wrote: »

sorry to hear of your awful wait, 36 weeks is unacceptable. Unfortunatley the new government has scrapped the 18 week target, but apparently most trusts are "trying" to maintain it.

Get back onto pals, or go to your gp to get them to send a letter expressing the concern.

Im currently in a similar position being past from pillar to post over the last 9 months as i need a spinal fusion. my lastest referral to treatment going by the old 18 week target expires in 8 weeks. In 6 weeks, i am going onto the waiting list as thats how long its taken to see the consultant, and to keep the 18 weeks would mean i would need to have the op 2 weeks after my appointment - aint gonna happen.

The nhs (i work for them too), is gonna get worse with this new government :mad:

Quite honestly its was going to get worse under the old government too..

corbyboy

daveyjp wrote: »

18 weeks target has now gone - so we are back to the good old days.

Are you being sarcastic here? We are in for massive changes in the NHS over the next couple of years - and I can't see them being good.

It wasn't so long ago people were waiting up to a year just for a scan.

funguy

Compared to most other countries, we spend a lot less on healthcare per head of population - this is party due to the efficiencies of our primary care system but also because there is an element of rationing of services. To get the type of service and speed of service we all want, spending would need to double as a minimum - thats not going to be picked up by the taxpayer so are we all prepared to contribute a bit more?? And that would need to be everyone who was using the service - children, unemployed, disabled, rich, middle class, poor etc etc....

http://seekingalpha.com/article/146992-comparing-u-s-healthcare-spending-with-other-oecd-countries