RollingJ Â Â 1,990 #13 Posted September 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Anna B said: According to an article in today's paper, people are under the misapprehension that GP's surgeries are all part of the NHSÂ but they're not. They are all small private businesses. And they are being bought up en masse by American conglomerates. You can, of course, prove this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cuttsie   1,089 #14 Posted September 11, 2021 Our surgery at Burncross Is absolute disgrace , proscriptions not processed , 40 or 50 mins waiting for a phone answer , wrong hospital referrals and so on , And yet we still get the excuses printed in the Star  on a weekly basis . If you can pay you will be sorted within the hour . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Anna B Â Â 1,401 #15 Posted September 11, 2021 32 minutes ago, RollingJ said: You can, of course, prove this? Will this do just for a start? https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/health/37-nhs-gp-practices-have-been-sold-to-a-private-us-health-company-heres-what-it-means-3172193 Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ Â Â 1,990 #16 Posted September 11, 2021 It will - although the initial source isn't one I personally trust - if I find some time tomorrow, I may investigate further. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
HumbleNarrator   286 #17 Posted September 12, 2021 On 11/09/2021 at 20:19, Anna B said: According to an article in today's paper, people are under the misapprehension that GP's surgeries are all part of the NHS but they're not. They are all small private businesses. And they are being bought up en masse by American conglomerates. This explains an awful lot and is a worrying development. American powers-that-be (not most regular Americans) treat healthcare as a privilege rather than a right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Anna B   1,401 #18 Posted September 14, 2021 On 12/09/2021 at 20:30, HumbleNarrator said: This explains an awful lot and is a worrying development. American powers-that-be (not most regular Americans) treat healthcare as a privilege rather than a right. I thought according to the Tories, our NHS was 'not on the table' and 'safe in their hands.' Apparently not. Just more lies. The NHS has never been in such a mess. Nothing to do with the pandemic. This mess precedes the pandemic by a mile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
PRESLEY   1,222 #19 Posted September 14, 2021 I think some people need to think on a bit, a surgery going back to normal is not like a pub going back to normal.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nightrider   13 #20 Posted September 14, 2021 21 minutes ago, Anna B said: I thought according to the Tories, our NHS was 'not on the table' and 'safe in their hands.' Apparently not. Just more lies. The NHS has never been in such a mess. Nothing to do with the pandemic. This mess precedes the pandemic by a mile. Not lies. GP's were privatised many years ago. This is just one company (an american one) buying another (UK based one). Service will undoubtedly get worse though from what I have read about the American company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
markfor   10 #21 Posted September 15, 2021 I got doctors appt in one months time and Gp is just going to phone me!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
HumbleNarrator   286 #22 Posted September 16, 2021 22 hours ago, markfor said: I got doctors appt in one months time and Gp is just going to phone me!!!! This is being done very deliberately to frustrate you into buying private health insurance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cuttsie   1,089 #23 Posted September 16, 2021 20 minutes ago, HumbleNarrator said: This is being done very deliberately to frustrate you into buying private health insurance. Bang on if you can pay you will be seen within the hour , I wonder if the Royals etc are left waiting on the phone for hours on end or referred to a walk in centre or simply ignored . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
HumbleNarrator   286 #24 Posted September 16, 2021 2 hours ago, cuttsie said: Bang on if you can pay you will be seen within the hour , I wonder if the Royals etc are left waiting on the phone for hours on end or referred to a walk in centre or simply ignored . The private healthcare sector is as efficient as it is because relatively few people (in comparison to how many millions of people pass through the NHS) use it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...