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Skiddaw1

p00hsticks said:

Deleted_User said:

Our home and garden is becoming our world - where the (in my opinion) bat !!!!!! crazies can't touch us!! LOL We're living cheaply - making sure we're prepared for when they try to tax people out of their homes. But we live well - miles of beach, open countryside - we want for nothing. 

Out of interest, what is the healthcare provision like where you are ? Both for routine GP appointments and checkups and dentistry, and if you had something more major happen - e.g. heart attack, broken bones or need for chemotherapy etc ? 

As I said earlier in the thread, I've done what is being discussed and moved out of a city to somewhere more off the beaten track for improved quality of life. But I'm very concious as we get older that - even ignoring the reported decline in NHS standards across the board - I've also made it more difficult for myself if I should have an accident or fall seriously ill. I've been unable to sign up to a local dentist, either under the NHS or privately - there simply aren't any around. I'd most likely need an air ambulance if taken seriously ill or in a bad road accident, have to travel a considerable distance to the nearest major hospital for some regular health screenings and, having had three people close to me recently diagnosed to cancer have become aware that I'd have to travel possibly an unsustainable distance in order to receive many of the potential courses of treatment for cancer. 

I don't regret relocating for a moment as I love where I am, and my health is generally good, but the lack of easily accessible healthcare compared to the major city I was in before is defintiely a downside to the move.

Our local healthcare up here in rural Cumbria is excellent. We also have a fab dentist. I think much of it is luck wherever you happen to be.

housebuyer143

Skiddaw1 said:

p00hsticks said:

Deleted_User said:

Our home and garden is becoming our world - where the (in my opinion) bat !!!!!! crazies can't touch us!! LOL We're living cheaply - making sure we're prepared for when they try to tax people out of their homes. But we live well - miles of beach, open countryside - we want for nothing. 

Out of interest, what is the healthcare provision like where you are ? Both for routine GP appointments and checkups and dentistry, and if you had something more major happen - e.g. heart attack, broken bones or need for chemotherapy etc ? 

As I said earlier in the thread, I've done what is being discussed and moved out of a city to somewhere more off the beaten track for improved quality of life. But I'm very concious as we get older that - even ignoring the reported decline in NHS standards across the board - I've also made it more difficult for myself if I should have an accident or fall seriously ill. I've been unable to sign up to a local dentist, either under the NHS or privately - there simply aren't any around. I'd most likely need an air ambulance if taken seriously ill or in a bad road accident, have to travel a considerable distance to the nearest major hospital for some regular health screenings and, having had three people close to me recently diagnosed to cancer have become aware that I'd have to travel possibly an unsustainable distance in order to receive many of the potential courses of treatment for cancer. 

I don't regret relocating for a moment as I love where I am, and my health is generally good, but the lack of easily accessible healthcare compared to the major city I was in before is defintiely a downside to the move.

Our local healthcare up here in rural Cumbria is excellent. We also have a fab dentist. I think much of it is luck wherever you happen to be.

This!
I recently moved 10 mins up the road and the difference in surgeries is night and day. My old one was a 3 week wait for a phone appointment, my new surgery will give you an in person appointment within 3 days AND you get your choice of Dr and time. It's crazy the difference over such a short distance. It's actually the best thing about my new place..

Postcode lottery where drs surgeries are concerned. Seems to be a matter of where do the drs live and where do you want to work.