NHS Service in Caithness

[Alrock]

...In North America you pay for your own way.....

& that is why you have medical charities set up to help those in need of medical help in 3rd World countries finding themselves doing most of their work in the USA because the USA in a 3rd World country for many living there. I'd sooner pay a bit more in tax & have a health service there for everyone who needs it regardless of their ability to pay than an American style private health service, which is what we will end up with if the Tories have there way.

[The Horseman]

& that is why you have medical charities set up to help those in need of medical help in 3rd World countries finding themselves doing most of their work in the USA because the USA in a 3rd World country for many living there. I'd sooner pay a bit more in tax & have a health service there for everyone who needs it regardless of their ability to pay than an American style private health service, which is what we will end up with if the Tories have there way.

Actually I am talking about Canada which has one of the best Health care systems in the World...Actually 30th out of 190. UK is 20th and America is 35th. Everyone is covered in Canada...yes I agree with your comment on the United States with 20 million people out of 360 million don't have health care. Mind you in America people refuse it.....and they can carry guns to Church and as long as they wear them above their jacket/coats, they are not a concealed weapon. So they are 'different' I must confess.
From being brought up in the UK and visiting every few years, there appears to be a sense of entitlement about many things....e.g. Disability cars........one day it will come back to bite the people.....I am not saying that as complaint....it is realism.....costs are going up and Service is going down.....and when the crunch hits these extras will be eliminated.....

[theone]

there appears to be a sense of entitlement about many things....e.g. Disability cars........one day it will come back to bite the people.....I am not saying that as complaint....it is realism.....costs are going up and Service is going down.....and when the crunch hits these extras will be eliminated.....

Never a truer word spoken.

[Michael Dennis]

I see they have closed the minor injury unit at the Dunbar this weekend from 8am today until 8am Monday due to staffing issues.

They haven't even bothered to reach out to other local NHS nurses employed at CGH to see if they can help with cover, they just closed it. (A relative has been a nurse in Wick for 30+ years, most of which at CGH since it opened - hence why I know they were not asked to help).

I really hope this isn't another under the radar trial at reducing services under the auspices of staffing issues, they have a very bad habit of that. Not only is this a major service loss in the west of the county but it will also put more pressure on ambulances as not everyone will be able to get to CGH under their own steam.

This makes me really mad!

[Camra]

NHS highland have been contacted under Freedom Of Information Act to establish not only the true cost of referrals to Raigmore as reimbursed by NHS Highland , but also to establish what the hidden cost is to the Caithness community and economy arising from time off work / childcare/ disruption and other unrecoverable costs arising from trips to Raigmore for 5 minute appointments.

[DMFB]

Camra what a waste of everyone's time asking for that information. It wont exist. More bureaucracy.

[Bill Fernie]

In case anyone has not seen it many of the health debates are now on the CHAT Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/caithnesshealth/

And for one of CHAT's biggest supporters John Nugent a local Church of Scotland minister - see https://www.facebook.com/john.nugent.39904

[Camra]

Camra what a waste of everyone's time asking for that information. It wont exist. More bureaucracy.

Actually, it wasnt a waste of time and the information does exist, to such an extent that NHS Highland were horrified at the revelation ( they didnt know the figures themselves until requested by FOI ) and which have now appeared in the national press. MP's MSP's and NHS Officials are now looking at all the contributory factors.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp...ship-hospital/

Next on our agenda is NHS Highland misuse of HMRC Advisory Travel rates.....more to come.....