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Originally Posted by UserSince2005
But I did see a programme on channel 4 the other week about junior doctors and this women was told that she couldnt have her cancer scan and treatment because they were over run that day, allowing more time for the cancer to spread. it was devostatingly sad. here family were there with her and the NHS let them all down
I scared that will be me one day.
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It's not the NHS that's letting people down though. They can only do what they are funded to do and given what they are given to work with they do an absolutely amazing job!
Because we've had the NHS all of our lives in the UK people tend to take it for granted. Because we've never really had to think about paying out of our own pockets every time we're sick or if we have an accident a lot of people forget just how good we've got it.
Just imagine if we didn't have the NHS ? There'd be a lot more people not getting scans then and a lot more people would just put seeking medical help off because of the costs involved.
You only have to look at the effect it had when dentists started turning NHS patients away because the government were stiffing them and not keeping their side of the deal.
In most areas of the UK it's very difficult and sometimes impossible to find a Dentist who will treat you if your an NHS patient. That's why a lot of people just don't end up getting dental treatment and end up losing most of their teeth.
We need the NHS now more than ever!