NHS - you're incredible.

Saved my life three times without them I would be dead

Top stuff injera.

I really do take my hat off to them, they work like dogs and do it because most are the just very, very caring people.

Blood Pressure taken x 3. Blood sugar x 2. Urine. ECG. temperature x 2. Water, tea,
sarnie..Shaking of hands. 'All the best' 'Safe journey home


hope your dad is ok too

nice when people see the good around them,

The opening post sounds like a sponsored NHS Ad ? how much are they paying you Injera

most people I know just have horror stories, no fault of their own though, the NHS is well overloaded with work, doctors and nurses doing 12+ hour shifts regularly.

At least it's still here unlike BHS

Nice post, Injera.

I've had nothing but good dealings with the NHS.

Injera

Same here, with the exception of a narrow escape when a dyslexic nurse was asked to prick my boil.

A long time ago, after failing to take out a ford cortina with my GPZ1100 I was most distressed to be operated on by a cross dressing surgeon who looked like a butcher.  (I have the christmas photos to prove it). He declared that if I were a car I would be a right off.

The nurses - what can one say.  I would have loved to have taken a couple home to keep as pets.

On further occasions recently for blood tests they even had a greeter(I think you call them)stood at the entrance with a screen - very friendly.  I was sorted out very quickly but had quite a long wait. But how long would you wait for your good health????  They were horrendously  busy.  I really don't know how they keep their composure.   

Nothing but praise for those hardworking life savers.

Unfortunately they were unable to do anything about my spelling..    Write!!!!

SH - not enough! donny -


100% true. Emotional time but almost worthwhile given the care we received.

Thank you chaps for your comments...this world is not such a bad place after all.

Signing in. I had an operation on my knee on Tuesday at Guy's Hospital. It was a general anesthetic and involved having part of my knee removed. I had been in absolute agony for many months and the man in charge of the orthopedic department said he was prepared to operate. I was not left unattended for a minute before and after the operation which went brilliantly and has lifted a black cloud that has been following me for ages being constantly being in pain. I walked the dog for 2 miles this afternoon which would never have been remotely possible pre op.

The N.H.S. staff were absolutely wonderful and I'm most grateful at the treatment I received. Post op they sent me a physiotherapist to teach me a few exercises to get muscle strength back. I've got nothing but complete and utter admiration and respect for the staff.

Great news Slppy. Glad for you. Here's to many more walks.

I've been waiting 10 years for a kn0b enlargement operation and keep getting palmed off... lovely girl, she comes over once a week.

Nice thread this - I've also had nothing but great service from the NHS

Any politician who threatens to remove this should be torn limb from limb (but the NHS would only put them back together)

Nice to hear some positive stories about the NHS - can't be easy with it being under so much pressure nowadays. Slippy, best of luck with recovery. FIL just had his hip replaced, so you're both probably in the same boat about being able to get around without the same pain

Great Stuff   ,Nice to hear the Knee sorted Slip

Whenever I am in a hospital I am in awe of the workrate of the doctors and nurses.

I have had only positive experiences of the NHS and think it is a fantastic service. You see these nurses running around doing all sorts of jobs - including some fairly disgusting and unpleasant looking after of old people, eg. soiling themselves and having to clear up after them - with overly long hours, minimal pay, poor treatment often from patients (grumpy old folk who are often f*cking outright rude) and their pen pushing bosses who expect them to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear - and just wonder why they do it and the answer has to be because they care.

Well done to the NHS.

They are Angels Roger every one of them..

Roger The Butler    08 Jan 17 00:04 
with overly long hours, minimal pay,

NHS earning minimal pay is the biggest myth around. Especially when you consider agency work at mad rates as well


Everytime Ive used the NHS theyve been brilliant. Helped by the private hospitals theyve paid to operate and look after me

I've done the big one the past year - being diagnosed wiv bowel cancer Sept 2016 and being operated on early Nov- told me what to expect post op on ward by specialist and almost to a tee they were spot on.
Had my own bias towards NHS prior to all this as i used to pay silly money into a BUPA scheme which turned out to be a complete waste of money - long story,wont go there but the way they have treated me this past 12-15mths has been nothing short of extraordinary - nothing but praise for them on my part for an impossible job they do and i just found out Fri morning that the big C aint come back so thankyou very much NHS

Good result....did you eat alot of processed meat; Bacon, sausages, burgers etc ?

...and not many vegetables ?

Leopard - i self diagnosed myself which probably saved my life as i caught it at stage 1.....

#over 45, liked a drink when i was out, and literally had either a fry up or bacon sandwich courtesy of my missus every other day - was anutha sign which i forget now but ticked all 4 boxes and i knew something was up and thankfully acted on it - to put it into perspective Middlesboroughs footy icon on radio Ally Brownlee who was roughly same age was diagnosed roughly same time as i had my op and yet he was gone come Feb 2016 - my diagnosis was Sept 2015 apologies

Good job it didn't happen in Manchester
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https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/6446225/assistant-director-of-equality-and-diversity/

A very positive thread - rare on here.
The NHS are excellent, and deliver a brilliant service whilst under extreme pressure.
They need ( and require) the full support of everyone.

Some feelgood stories on here - good to see on the forum for a change.

Shearer out of interest how did you self-diagnose - was there bleeding or did you have pain?

Nice to have a positive thread without an attack on minorities

Vidou - plenty bleeding when i was wiping - knew something was wrong when i suddenly started to feel full and needed to go quite quickly to toilet often - looked up my symptoms online and ticked most if not all the boxes so despite my mates telling me not to worry i went to the docs to get checked out - he did the obligatory finger up the backside routine and thought i was ok but sorted a colonoscopy out for me all the same - good job he did cos thats when the real fun and games began cos the colonoscopy -which i can assure you is not a pleasant experience especially when you do it wiv the help of gas rather than anaesthetic - very quickly revealed my tumour in lower part of my bowel .

Been very lucky really in that there was just enough room to cut out the tumour and to be able to eventually re-tie the bowel together when i have the ileostomy reversed which im just now waiting for a date for.

But any advice i wud give to anyone is to listen to the signs that your body starts to give you as we get older and if in doubt act upon it instead of just doing the usual bloke thing which is usually to just bury ya head in the sands and do nowt - might just be a lifesaver - certainly was in my case

Yes Smirnoff I have had a colonoscopy too not an en enjoyable experience it's the drinking and crapping before
the procedure that is the killer

Thanks for the reply Shearer - maybe of help to someone on here. My Mrs recently had the colonscopy and they took away polyps which then had to to undergo a biopsy. Thankfully 3 weeks later she got the all-clear letter from the Doctor who carried out the procedure  all thanks to the NHS. Although she will now have to have an annual colonoscopy. Not a very pleasant experience but a real lifesaver.
Anyway glad to hear all is now well with yourself and indeed everyone else who has related their various NHS experiences on here.
Good health lads.

Good info here :

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cancer-of-the-colon-rectum-or-bowel/Pages/Causes.aspx

Including :

A large body of evidence suggests a diet high in red and processed meat can increase your risk of developing bowel cancer.

For this reason, the Department of Health advises people who eat more than 90g (cooked weight) a day of red and
processed meat cut down to 70g a day.

There's also evidence that suggests a diet high in fibre could help reduce your bowel cancer risk.

The Queen spoke about the gradual affect of small acts of kindness.

Sadly the media concentrate on very bad news, rumours and predictions of other bad news, and occasionally mention wonderful acts of courage.

But life is made up of millions of small acts of kindness that of course can never be reported. But they do occur all around us and hopefully we do our fair share.

Whilst in St Thomas' opposite the Houses of Parliament I had a long wait. Fascinating to people watch and see what holds society together..and it aint money.. After the West Ham match the night before, a fan saw my dad struggling and offered his arm, even though I was there. This guy had his son on his shoulders yet still wanted to help...wow.

People get a raw press. I think we're pretty amazing..



On a slightly different note, given media coverage of meltdwon in the NHS, the hospital appeared calm, quiet and certainly not busy. It was a saturday but nevertheless...

If everyone could just try to be like that...wouldn't the world be a happier place. Some people don't know how good it feels to help others, they should try.

The only thing that disappoints me re: NHS workers is that they are underpaid.

My niece is a nurse (renal unit) who earns £32.5k for a 36 hr week (done in 3 x 12 hr shifts, with 4 days off per week, no Sunday's).
She also get 30 days holiday a year inc bank holidays.  So that works out about £20 per hour which sounds quite reasonable.
I assume she also gets a pension and a few other perks.

Is it possible she maybe a specialist nurse mmm?

she earns every penny gl to her

Mmm
She earns £17.36 an hour.

She could be Stew b, she has been a nurse for about 8 years. Moved from A&E to the renal unit about a year ago.

Facts, 32500/(36x46) = £19.62. I suppose the argument is wether or not you count holidays, but I was comparing it to a
self employed worker.

Rates of pay have holidays included if you work for an employer