https://www.theguardian.com/society...birthday-staff-patients-celebrate-anniversary
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Birth-of-the-NHS/
https://www.nhs70.nhs.uk/
Massive thank you to the NHS and everyone who works and/or volunteers for the NHS, past or present, for saving my life, my mum's life, my kids' lives and everyone else whose lives you've saved and made healthier.
I'm aware of recent criticism of the NHS. There's nothing wrong with the NHS that can't be fixed with better funding. The statistics don't take into account the fact that in healthcare systems that require patients or their insurance companies to pay, the very poorest won't be in the hospitals at all while the NHS will treat everyone from the long-term homeless to the royal family. The number of staff (not enough) relative to the number of patients is a genuine concern. That's down to under funding and the Tories are to blame for that, but to give May credit where it's due, she has pledged to put more money in, including the money promised by the "leave" campaign that the country's allegedly going to save as a result of Brexit, and money from an increased tax to the over 40s to fund health and social care for the elderly. I'm old enough to pay this tax and will pay it gladly because I'd rather pay more tax than live in a country where the poorest and most vulnerable are left to die from preventable causes because they can't afford to pay for treatment.
Here's to the next 70 years and forever!
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Birth-of-the-NHS/
https://www.nhs70.nhs.uk/
Massive thank you to the NHS and everyone who works and/or volunteers for the NHS, past or present, for saving my life, my mum's life, my kids' lives and everyone else whose lives you've saved and made healthier.
I'm aware of recent criticism of the NHS. There's nothing wrong with the NHS that can't be fixed with better funding. The statistics don't take into account the fact that in healthcare systems that require patients or their insurance companies to pay, the very poorest won't be in the hospitals at all while the NHS will treat everyone from the long-term homeless to the royal family. The number of staff (not enough) relative to the number of patients is a genuine concern. That's down to under funding and the Tories are to blame for that, but to give May credit where it's due, she has pledged to put more money in, including the money promised by the "leave" campaign that the country's allegedly going to save as a result of Brexit, and money from an increased tax to the over 40s to fund health and social care for the elderly. I'm old enough to pay this tax and will pay it gladly because I'd rather pay more tax than live in a country where the poorest and most vulnerable are left to die from preventable causes because they can't afford to pay for treatment.
Here's to the next 70 years and forever!