God bless the NHS

[PeterJemmett]

I had to sit out parkrun yesterday morning with a bad back, so wrote this blog for my 'Heart attack to 10K' series instead ... 'An appreciation of the NHS'.

Thank-you for reading and I would love to hear your thoughts on any subject I have covered.

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[Hidden]

my only comment is did you have permission to take the photo of the two nurses and the patient in the background and publish it a publicly available blog?

I read your blog. I like that my taxes and NI are not just for me but for all society to be able to equally access medical care, albeit it’s my turn now. So yes the NHS is a god send even when it’s struggling.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Hello

Bless you what a lovely thing to say that

I like that my taxes and NI are not just for me but for all society to be able to equally access medical care

That really made me smile that there are people that care about others no matter what

You have a sharp eye as well as mind I never thought that about the Nurses but a good point

Hope you are having a lovely day x

[PeterJemmett in reply to Hidden]

I take your point about the photo but thought it fairly generic of any hospital and the nurses unidentifiable as they are wearing masks. The patient legs are mine

[Hidden]

Hello

I read your blog and you have had your fair share of things go wrong but I agree with  Hidden comment the NHS is a god sent even though it is struggling but let's hope that can be turned around x

[Beta70]

Yes, I agree we are so fortunate to have our NHS in this country, where everyone is treated equally regardless of their financial situation. I was pleased to hear about the new 5% pay rise and some backpay had been negotiated for many NHS staff though unfortunately the doctors had been left out. Hopefully the doctors will also receive an increase. I was amazed when I read how little junior doctors received after all their years training and having hundreds of pounds worth of student loans to repay. They really need our full support so we don't lose them to other countries.

[Heyjude31]

Great article Peter. It reminds us that for all the challenges the NHS may have, we have a lot to be thankful for. The American system certainly has its challenges. I had hoped that Obamacare would overcome some of these issues, although I don’t understand enough about it to comment from a place of knowledge.

Thanks Peter it surely helps to remind us of ultimately how fortunate we are. Judi

[PeterJemmett]

Thank you for all your replies.

[wischo]

America is a really bad example of a healthcare system if they have a system. The land of opportunity and dreams is useless for the majority that never found them. We have in Ireland both private insurance and the HSE which is the same as your NHS. The private sector is regulated and quite reasonable and covers over 50% of the population. Of course you have to pay your taxes and health levy just like everybody else and you can use the public system anytime you need to. I think the private system takes a good deal of pressure from the public system fot those that can afford it. In an emergency like yours was, you would be admitted to the public system and treated pronto and the real advantage of having private insurance is that it does away with the waiting lists for procedures ( angiograms, scans etc). Belts and braces.

[BicuspidBloke]

Excellent that, thank you.

[Valentina98]

After the past couple of days, I've had, I fully appreciate the NHS. Every member of staff has been amazing. Yes they are over stretched and understaffed but I found the level of care was still high.

Brilliant blog post by the way ☺️

V x