Thursday, January 8, 2009

The drawbacks of UK's socialised NHS

Jan had a further check up between Christmas and the New Year. All was well, the dermatologist reckoned Jan's skin reaction was caused by an allergy to Tamoxifen, so was not Paget's disease or anything untoward.

The visit brought home a snag of our socialised medicine, which enables any waif and stray to demand attention whether needed or not. A consultation fee would stop much time wasting of our hospital staff, which of course has escalated by drunks over the Christmas holiday. A fee might also encourage some respect for our medical staff.

I write this as whilst visiting the hospital we passed a loud youth calling a doctor an "arsehole". |It saddens me that youths can be so uncouth to staff we need to prolong Jan's life!