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A documentary called The Cure, based on the inspiring real-life story of Julie Bailey, is the story of an ordinary woman who exposed one of the worst hospital care scandals in the history of the NHS. This documentary is available for a few more days here - channel4.com/programmes/the... - you will need to register.

Another documentary about the NHS is called The Dirty War on the NHS. This is available for a few more days here - itv.com/hub/the-dirty-war-o... - you will need to register.

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I watched the Cure. It reminded me of 3 recent hospital stays I had in 2018. My treatment my appalling. The Drs had no clue what was wrong with me.

Eventually I went private where I was swiftly diagnosed.

I would never have believed the way some people are treated in our NHS. I do now though. It makes me concerned for others and if I ever have to go to my local hospital ever again. The NHS wastes so much money it’s no wonder it’s on its knees.

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I do know NHS Drs also work privately. I went private only. The NHS would not prescribe the much needed medication I should have had the first time I was admitted. I got it privately from Germany. A year later after much heartache with my health the NHS finally decided to prescribe me. They should have done this a year earlier. But left me in a wheelchair and housebound from working in a full time job. I lost my brilliant job and a year of being abandoned by my local NHS.

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I'm sorry you used to work there, it must have been very stressful, I would definitely not be able to witness these awful things and keep quiet, but Julie Bailey did not cause the problems, she merely brought them to light, and if it wasn't for her and others that had the decency to come forward, many more innocent lives would have been lost or damaged.

I think the way she was treated was both appalling and terrifying. I have no idea how she coped with all the abuse she received. Of course I feel sorry for anyone who has to work in such awful conditions, and once upon a time people were proud to work in our health service, but the problems we have now are coming directly from the top. It is they who have made this hospital and others, not fit for purpose, and unless something changes dramatically, the NHS will be privatised "by stealth" and we will lose it forever.

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