NHS - My tuppence h'pny worth
I am a strong supporter of the NHS. No, I don't have a rose tinted view of the service, which I know has its flaws, but on balance, I would much rather have the NHS and its flaws than the American system.
I didn't have much contact with the NHS until James was born, but since then I have truly appreciated its value.
The week in the SCBU that saved his life when he was born with a GBS infection - FREE.
The 3 scans and 2 xrays to monitor his birth defect - FREE
Innoculations - FREE
Follow up appointments after special care - FREE
The consultant appointments - FREE
The surgery to correct birth defect - FREE
Emergency Treatment when scalded - FREE
The creams, dressings and other burns treatments - FREE
The Regular visits to the Burns clinic - FREE
Appointments with burns consultant - FREE
Pressure garments every 3 months for 2 years so far - FREE
Visit to A&E when some evil child shoved soil in his eyes - FREE
Impact of all this treatment on access to future treatment - ZERO
Oh and my consultant lead birth after what happened when James was born? Oh yeah that's free as well.
What I am most grateful for is that when James needed all of this care, I never had to worry about how I was going to pay for it or the impact on my insurance payments or what would happen if he needed further treatment in the future. When I was looking at treatments, I didn't need to consult my insurance first either.
No, its not perfect, but I for one am damn grateful for it.
I didn't have much contact with the NHS until James was born, but since then I have truly appreciated its value.
The week in the SCBU that saved his life when he was born with a GBS infection - FREE.
The 3 scans and 2 xrays to monitor his birth defect - FREE
Innoculations - FREE
Follow up appointments after special care - FREE
The consultant appointments - FREE
The surgery to correct birth defect - FREE
Emergency Treatment when scalded - FREE
The creams, dressings and other burns treatments - FREE
The Regular visits to the Burns clinic - FREE
Appointments with burns consultant - FREE
Pressure garments every 3 months for 2 years so far - FREE
Visit to A&E when some evil child shoved soil in his eyes - FREE
Impact of all this treatment on access to future treatment - ZERO
Oh and my consultant lead birth after what happened when James was born? Oh yeah that's free as well.
What I am most grateful for is that when James needed all of this care, I never had to worry about how I was going to pay for it or the impact on my insurance payments or what would happen if he needed further treatment in the future. When I was looking at treatments, I didn't need to consult my insurance first either.
No, its not perfect, but I for one am damn grateful for it.