Decision undercuts the NHS principles
JOHN Morris was in pain and doctors agreed that he needed an operation to repair a hernia. But NHS Bristol would not pay for the surgery. What an extraordinary stance to take.
There must hundreds of people who undergo surgery for conditions that are not life-threatening but nevertheless need to be treated to alleviate pain. So what was different in Mr Morris's case.
As it is Mr Morris, who worked all his life and served his country in the RAF, had to use his life savings to pay for the operation to be carried out privately.
Frankly, that is shameful.
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Have we really reached a point where cost comes before compassion with NHS Bristol?
Remember this comes just days after we reported how family and friends of Evie Tucker had raised £30,000 for an operation needed to help her walk.
Again NHS Bristol refused to pay for the surgery.
Surely they should be doing all they can to say yes and help people.
But it seems need is being placed second to cost and that is unacceptable.
Decisions like the one involving Mr Morris and Evie undermine the very principles upon which the NHS was founded and need to be challenged.
Comments
by katachua
Tuesday, September 04 2012, 9:58AM
“@Marshwalker99
Only if you move to North Korea."
To be rid of right-wing extremists like you, it might almost be worthwhile ;-)”
by Marshwalker99
Monday, September 03 2012, 5:09PM
“NHS - more money thans sense. It's a shambles and a national disgrace.
Here: http://tinyurl.com/8b2qxus
And: http://tinyurl.com/d7vjzyw
And the rest: http://tinyurl.com/bmyfrkp”
by Marshwalker99
Monday, September 03 2012, 4:28PM
“Plenty of money for gastric bands and gender reassignment surgery though it would seem.”
by BCFCfinker
Monday, September 03 2012, 4:22PM
“Although NI is an acronym for National Insurance, it is in fact a tax and it goes into the same bucket as every other tax.
You do not have some personal bucket that can be dipped into every time you have a health problem.
The NHS costs about 10% of GDP, it is not free. It's paid for by tax.
That said...
The NHS principles have been superseded by the NHS Constitution:
http://tinyurl.com/yj76mme
The question is, did his GP 'refer' him?
Is there more to this than meets the eye?”
by Marshwalker99
Monday, September 03 2012, 3:03PM
“Big_Gregory: "I don't know how we overcome the problem with NHS funding"
Well, we can stop it being an inter-national health service for a start.
For example: http://tinyurl.com/c5apemy”
by Big_Gregory
Monday, September 03 2012, 2:43PM
“I don't know how we overcome the problem with NHS funding but do feel sorry for those involved who have to take these very difficult decisions. When the NHS was set up i'd guess it wasn't too expensive - mainly medicines and cost of doctors/nurses. Nowadays things have changed drastically, just look at scanning/investigate tools for imaging and looking inside the body - these things cost hundreds of thousands and maybe millions each.
One thing I'd like to know is what happens to the cash that NHS Trusts pay in fines. Does this stay within the NHS or hit the government coffers elsewhere. The amount of money paid out to compensation seekers everytime something goes wrong does not help the NHS finances either!”
by Marshwalker99
Monday, September 03 2012, 2:29PM
“@Katachua
Only if you move to North Korea.”
by TorysRule
Monday, September 03 2012, 2:24PM
“There's so much wrong with the NHS, nobody could ever dream of where to start.
Over-paid and under-worked doctors
Under-paid and over-worked nurses
Countless management layers
Grubby hospitals
Endless paperwork and delays
Awful reception staff (whether at GPs or hospitals)
No collective responsibility in place
I went into the BRI some time ago to visit a relative and I took the mysterious tunnel that joins it to the Oncology building. In it I found a £250 toaster discarded on the floor. I asked a nearby nurse what it's doing there and her hurried response was simply 'oh, we're not allowed to use that any more'.
Waste, waste, waste.
As ever, when it's manifesto time, every government will say they will 'clean it up'. Then when it's time to actually do it they do nothing, stopped in their tracks by some romantic love affair with the all conquering NHS...or perhaps some big £££ behind-the-back agreements with the pharmos.”
by katachua
Monday, September 03 2012, 1:47PM
“@marshwalker
Why don't you go to the USA if you love capitalism so much?”
by Marshwalker99
Monday, September 03 2012, 10:20AM
“The NHS is rubbish. It's about time we took the rose tinted glasses off and saw it for the expensive shambles it is.”