The New NHS

A great idea to be able to get more services quicker and locally.

Take my case!

In November I got severe pain in my upper arm and shoulder and felt it was to do with an old break. (The break was caused in a bullying incident when I was 14. Rumour has it the perpetrator became a teacher!) But as I would have had to wait 17 weeks for an X-ray and see a specialist, I went private. The outcome was that it was a muscle problem, that has been partially relieved by exercise and I can now happily wait for a long term fix.

So in my case and I suspect many others, seeing a specialist early got me going and probably saved me and the NHS a lot of money, as waiting would probably have meant a more serious operation.

Now how does the new NHS square with the fact that in Suffolk, GPs have no money and the local hospitals that provide this community care are being closed, so that we have to travel further!

It’s all spin, smoke and mirrors.