tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post5848621608623085209..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: My solutions to health service fundingFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-62739102904359820902014-10-20T18:12:10.041+01:002014-10-20T18:12:10.041+01:00A financial penalty for a missed appointment sound...A financial penalty for a missed appointment sounds like a good idea. Even calling to cancel a few hours beforehand would allow someone else the chance to see the doctor. <br /><br />LPatsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-15333949213464645472014-10-19T15:17:58.713+01:002014-10-19T15:17:58.713+01:00I certainly agree with the elderly " stockpil...I certainly agree with the elderly " stockpiling" in their own homes. My mother ( and father in law) used to have their medications and incontinence pads on regular order, and they just kept coming regardless of whether or not they needed more, and both used to have boxes and boxes of " movicol" for instance as they never took it!! My Mum preferred Sennacot, which I bought for her! When she died there were lots of pads etc, but apparently they couldn't be taken away to be used elsewhere. Cant remember the reason now.(they were in sealed packets) Mum was in no fit state to stop things arriving, and I had more important things to worry about regarding her care etc and didn't live nearby either, which might have helped!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-15858746439189253212014-10-13T22:09:20.726+01:002014-10-13T22:09:20.726+01:00Good point, Maggie.Good point, Maggie.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-6811590466565385332014-10-13T17:34:28.393+01:002014-10-13T17:34:28.393+01:00Artisans are what nurses are. It's an apprenti...Artisans are what nurses are. It's an apprenticeship job. Look at the 'inspired' art from Art Schools and look at Constable he was an apprentice and learned his craft.<br />Most decorators can apply paint better than art school graduates. Scupture is a medium I enjoy. I'm not without taste or an opinion.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-32889838316517450892014-10-13T17:24:03.939+01:002014-10-13T17:24:03.939+01:00Frances, I am used to complicated and the wee thin...Frances, I am used to complicated and the wee thingy that went into my back was brilliant. A high on demand but if I have one complaint about nurses it's that the one I had was a spoilsport and shut the thingymy down. She said you are abusing the system. I thought they were abusing me I had a big pipe through my mouth into my left lung. An awful job. It went on for a week or more. Sucking and blowing fit to bust it was. Worth it for me. I'm still here.<br />This was in the Azores and the Portuguese flew a couple of English speaking nurses out. Not that I could say much with that bloody great pipe down my throat. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-54796268922242372412014-10-13T16:29:05.540+01:002014-10-13T16:29:05.540+01:00I don't suppose anyone would take any notice, ...I don't suppose anyone would take any notice, Rosemary!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-91338078828880224152014-10-13T14:30:45.034+01:002014-10-13T14:30:45.034+01:00Totally agree with you Frances. I also think ther...Totally agree with you Frances. I also think there should be more preventative medicine. I recently broke my femur and consequently discovered that I have osteoporosis. This is so common in older women that there should be some screening after the menopause. Why wait until you break a bone? The ward was full of elderly women with broken hips and legs, some of whom will never recover fully and will cost the NHS even more money. I'm glad I broke mine in my 60s and not my 80s, so at least I know what to be wary of.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-38494813568409823582014-10-13T09:49:16.829+01:002014-10-13T09:49:16.829+01:00Lots of sound suggestions there, Frances - can you...Lots of sound suggestions there, Frances - can you not send them out to the relevant person/people? I'm sure you're right about all those free medicines lying unused.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-8581983494815627532014-10-13T09:26:46.250+01:002014-10-13T09:26:46.250+01:00PS Cro, nursing and medicine are two very differen...PS Cro, nursing and medicine are two very different professions, and in being a nurse, I never considered myself second best to the doctors.as for degrees, they ARE NOT necessary in nursing (in my opinion)! Nursing is a practical profession, and most it if cant be learned in the classroom (that's my soapbox finished with for the day...)Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-91027071264249385262014-10-12T17:12:55.552+01:002014-10-12T17:12:55.552+01:00Graham, I am the same generation as you, and while...Graham, I am the same generation as you, and while I'm sure our training did cost something,at least we spent most of our time actually working as part of the ward staffFrances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-19108075639652255452014-10-12T17:09:56.869+01:002014-10-12T17:09:56.869+01:00Registration fees should have to be affordable, an...Registration fees should have to be affordable, and I think charging for prescriptions wouldn't make money so much as save money. People value what they have to pay for!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-44476145851002698182014-10-12T16:38:33.824+01:002014-10-12T16:38:33.824+01:00Adrian, trust me. You don't have to be a gradu...Adrian, trust me. You don't have to be a graduate to work the equipment. It actually makes the job easier.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-69885571921995836982014-10-12T09:37:01.375+01:002014-10-12T09:37:01.375+01:00When I worked on the wards (okay it was over half ...When I worked on the wards (okay it was over half a century ago!!) we were trained on the job but the hospital was also an educational establishment with the nurses homes and a full academic wing with teaching staff where nurses went for three months at a time as they reached each level of qualification and fought their way through the ranks. I thought it was a superb system. It wasn't, however, a cheap system. <br /><br />I totally agree with you that there should be a penalty for non-attendance. I cannot believe just how many appointments are missed each month. In our practice alone it's in the 100s.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-6058913019497634212014-10-12T07:02:39.060+01:002014-10-12T07:02:39.060+01:00You are better qualified than I am to find a solut...You are better qualified than I am to find a solution. I am an infrequent customer and can only say that nurses and all the staff have done a pretty good job when putting me back together.<br />I can see why they have graduate nurses as some of the equipment I have been plumbed into looked both expensive and complicated.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-9172625110677870062014-10-12T05:26:10.177+01:002014-10-12T05:26:10.177+01:00I think your sums are too small. A registration fe...I think your sums are too small. A registration fee could be far higher, as could a basic prescription charge. My problem with graduate nurses was that if someone had the right university entrance qualifications, why not study medicine rather than nursing?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com