Medical coverage?

[gray_marian]

#10, Sorry Brian, I should of course have said, apart from transplants.

[happy daze john in oz]

#10, Sorry Brian, I should of course have said, apart from transplants.

Marian, now you are talking about bloody politicians again. They can perform miracle some the public more than two at a time, it is known as Tax collection and I done without anesthetic.

[Rodney Mills]

This is a copy of my cousin "Betty's" e-mail which we received today.


"So joy! After spending 3 weeks up and down the hospital, pulmonary embolism confirmed, and 3 blood transfusions. One day I finally get out of the hospital before 12.. Call my doctor to get repeat prescription for an injection I need to inject twice daily to thin my blood.. "We can't give these to you, you have to see the doctor come at 15.00 and sit and wait!!" On top of the 10 hours yesterday and the 12 hrs the day before! And every day for hours and hours over the last 3 poxy weeks in A&E I'm going to kill someone... Oh and we need more information as to why you need a sick certificate er what more f-Ing info do you need other than multiple blood clots, severe heamorrage and 3 blood transfusions do you need??? F#@&ing Ludicrous"

My wife phoned our pulmonary specialist's nurse, who we are rather chummy with, and asked he if it is normal to treat someone with blood clots on the lungs in the Emergency Room ( we told her the same information as I have told you including this latest e-mail). "Most definitely not." the nurse responded. "Blood clots in the legs that travel to the lungs can lead to death. It is mandatory treatment to go on blood thinners, this in turn can have death as a side effect, if one bumps themselves hard it has been known to cause death from "bleeding to death". The procedure in the States and the Medical University of South Carolina (M.U.S.C.) is immediate hospitalization. Perhaps that is why our medical seems high?

[Captain Kong]

Some hospitals in UK are excellent and the best in the world, BUT many are like the Third world.
You take your chances unless you know which are the best.
You can now chose the hospital you want to go in, BUT a lot of people do not know that, so it is like a lottery.
Cheers
Brian.

[happy daze john in oz]

Just had my annual full blood examination, done last Thursday 0800 hours and saw GP Friday for results. All excellent, the service here is Oz is amongst the worlds best with or without private insurance. Hospitals do the best they can vey often in tying circumstances but level of complaints about hospitals are no at the lowest for over ten years.

[Captain Kong]

Anne spent some Time in Sydney General Hospital a few years ago and still talks about how wonderful it was.
I spent three weeks in Honolulu, Queens Medical Center, a fantastic place, and as a bonus saved my life. Always be thankful to them, In Boltonistan, twice I have escaped from them, First time I escaped, in a ward full of moo, slims, I got no food for three days, they had forgotten about me, I walked down the road, I live walking distance away, and was hit by a car and transferred back to my bed for another operation. Last time they refused to give me Medication because the Nurse and Doctor, both from the mid east, accused me of being a drug dealer, "We don't give Medication to drug dealers ". I could have sued them , I just accepted a letter of apology from the CEO. Four weeks later I went to Honolulu and the pains started again and they saved life..
So if your not happy with your local hospital go to Hawaii.
Brian.

[John Pruden]

I can not fault the care I get from the NHS all hard working under paid nursing staff that even have to pay their own parking and tea gear? jp

[Keith Tindell]

I agree with you John, they are very good here. Something wrong when they have to pay for a parking permit here, thats in the staff car park, last time i was in there the nurse was telling me that the staff car park was full, so she parked in the patients car park, and got a ticket !!!, even though her permit was in the window. Bloody car park attendant needs a kick up the jacksey for not using common dogf***, kt

[John Pruden]

keith one visit to hospital we had to park in the short stay park £3.00 for 2 hours when we got to the clinic the nurse came out and told us there would be a 1 hour 40 minutes wait so in one visit I was told I had cancer and the kick in the boll.cks was I had to pay another £10.00 to get my car out?? nurses are treated no different than the public car parks are privately owned and they don't care as long as the money is coming in,, jp

[Rodney Mills]

Have never heard of this happening in the UK but stand to be corrected of course, Boston in the USA allows surgeons to perform procedures on two patients simultaneously. Can overseas members confirm if this happens in their country?

Marian,

Not to say it has never happened, but other than transplanting an organ from a donor (even then I would suspect two surgeons would be involved, surely) what would be the benefit to the patients, to the doctor, and to the hospital? I'm sorry I cannot help you, I've never heard of it happening.

Rodney