Hardly a day goes by without some horror stories engulfing corridor of fossilized, mediocre NHS. GPs are in extremely short supply, over-worked and underfunded, hounded from all sides; equivocator NHS ceaselessly increases GP work-load, expanding services like haematology, physiotherapy and minor surgeries without extra funding to reduce pressure on A & E, “Bailey bridge” mentality, robing “Paul to pay Peter!”
It is usual to take a week to consult GP. By that time, young patients would recover and in case of OAPs, chronically sick, most would have visited A & E, admitted and discharged without GP being involved. No wonder, our unpredictable weather along with NHS is main topic of conversation among elderly, not EU referendum or economy, domain of the yuppies!
Main reason for such mess is that we are brain-washed in believing that NHS is free, unable to decipher modern concept, political fiduciary. Yet we pay through our noses by taxation, prescription charges and visit to dentist seldom costs less than £50.
Our GP is God send gift, one in million. We just ring reception before 10am for telephone consultation. Call is returned within 2/3 hours. If necessary seen by GP on same day, so often within an hour. Our surgery has German efficiency hallmark and Japanese dedication to patients! Our NHS is neither lustre, nor medically homologous, although too early to write its’ obituary.
Kumudini Valambia
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