[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by James

The story in the original post doesn't surprise me because a main priority in health spending is care for the elderly. If you look at the figures from the last 20 years mortality rates have gone down, and it means that they are dealing with more chronic conditions in an ageing population.

Also when this topic came up on the forum recently I suggested private mental health therapy was something worth looking into if you need it.

The cons taking care of their aging electorate, nothing new there
They have nothing to offer to the young but high house prices, gig economy and paid higher education
If only the young voted as religiously as the old...but they don't

But whichever way you look at it less beds in mental health than 10 years ago is a crime. The less said about availability of therapy sessions the better.

Private care is for the rich, not as an option for all bc nhs has been brought to its knees

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

The cons taking care of their aging electorate, nothing new there
They have nothing to offer to the young but high house prices, gig economy and paid higher education
If only the young voted as religiously as the old...but they don't

But whichever way you look at it less beds in mental health than 10 years ago is a crime. The less said about availability of therapy sessions the better.

Private care is for the rich, not as an option for all bc nhs has been brought to its knees

The NHS is not "on its knees" as that is a fake news twitter line that the British electorate did not believe and voted against extreme left wing people who trotted that out a lot during the election.

People can judge the NHS by their use of it and did hence the reason labour's awful "NHS" tactic just backfired on them to the point where they are now at sixes and sevens with no leader and no real vision

[Beso]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The NHS is not "on its knees" as that is a fake news twitter line that the British electorate did not believe and voted against extreme left wing people who trotted that out a lot during the election.

People can judge the NHS by their use of it and did hence the reason labour's awful "NHS" tactic just backfired on them to the point where they are now at sixes and sevens with no leader and no real vision

[Oliver_W]

I will admit I go private for my mental health, but that's not at the recommendation of my GP or anything, just with everything else I have going on health-wise and my line of work, I think it best.