Forum: Politics & Govt
29-05-2016, 11:18 AM
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I'm interested as to why you think the Nordic...
I'm interested as to why you think the Nordic systems of healthcare are so great?
They aren't hugely dissimilar to the way the NHS runs except they make the patients pay an upfront copayment to...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
27-05-2016, 06:55 PM
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You don't have to believe me, just do a little...
You don't have to believe me, just do a little research of your own all the information is out there.
It's worth doing so that you know what might potentially happen in the future as if I'm right...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
27-05-2016, 05:49 PM
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Government isn't exactly trying to save money...
Government isn't exactly trying to save money what they are trying to do is shift who is paying for the healthcare. Current system has the cost of healthcare funded out of general taxation, this...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
19-05-2016, 12:41 AM
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Whilst I am relieved an agreement has been...
Whilst I am relieved an agreement has been reached between the BMA and DOH, and am looking forward to getting hold of more details about it over the next few weeks before deciding which way I will...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
17-05-2016, 12:22 PM
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Forum: Politics & Govt
16-05-2016, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 785
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Forum: Politics & Govt
16-05-2016, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 785
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Yes must admit from the position of someone...
Yes must admit from the position of someone working within the NHS it is beginning to look kind of inevitable now.
My hope now is we move towards a private system similar to the ones in European...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
16-05-2016, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 785
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There was an agreement reached between...
There was an agreement reached between NHSemployers and the BMA around pay for antisocial hours back in January which involved Saturday's still being classed as antisocial hours and attracting a...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
15-05-2016, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 785
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Yes it is good that the BMA and government are...
Yes it is good that the BMA and government are talking again especially as it is through ACAS.
Unfortunately it is not a fact that there is only one sticking point left in this contract dispute;...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
15-05-2016, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 785
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There was some discussion a few threads back...
There was some discussion a few threads back about the Hippocratic oath and some surprise when I said that virtually no medical school uses it anymore.
I was just going through some boxes and...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
15-05-2016, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 785
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Well said swimfeeders
Whilst I am the first...
Well said swimfeeders
Whilst I am the first to admit there are seriously big problems within the NHS it is interesting to note that pretty much all the examples you cited involved initiatives...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
15-05-2016, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 785
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Nope he still believes that negotiation should...
Nope he still believes that negotiation should only be around the issues he wishes to discuss which is why once he had been forced back to the negotiation table he started trying to put down a whole...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
15-05-2016, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 785
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There is a lot of misinformation in the US...
There is a lot of misinformation in the US regarding the NHS which has largely been propagated by the private healthcare and pharmaceutical companies who have spent millions on advertising convincing...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
12-05-2016, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 785
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Yes the taxpayer is the one paying for the NHS...
Yes the taxpayer is the one paying for the NHS which means that anyone who pays taxes is contributing to the running costs of the NHS. For that there is universal access to NHS help when you need it....
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Forum: Politics & Govt
12-05-2016, 05:37 PM
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I also find it very sad that due to the...
I also find it very sad that due to the understandable ignorance of the vast majority of the British public when it comes to assessing scientific evidence they do come across as gullible when they...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
12-05-2016, 11:42 AM
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I'm not sure I have changed my tune, I have...
I'm not sure I have changed my tune, I have always been very critical of the new contract. It is possible I might be sounding more militant at the moment as I am actually getting pretty scared about...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
12-05-2016, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 785
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Wow it's interesting you brought this up as we...
Wow it's interesting you brought this up as we have just been talking about the litigation culture and I was getting told how patients are even persuing doctors for criminal damages in the surgical...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
12-05-2016, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 785
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Well it's not really a hidden agenda I guess,...
Well it's not really a hidden agenda I guess, they seem to be pretty open at the moment about wanting to privatise big sectors of the NHS.
If your intention is privatisation then the current...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
12-05-2016, 10:39 AM
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No I am absolutely not happy with the new deal...
No I am absolutely not happy with the new deal and am seriously considering leaving England if the new contract is imposed!
What I said was for me personally I would be quite content to have a...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
11-05-2016, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 785
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Yes I suspect this is the hidden agenda behind...
Yes I suspect this is the hidden agenda behind the "reform" plans of the NHS and the idea of a 7 day service.
I think if they manage to go through with this the best case scenario for the public...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
11-05-2016, 06:27 PM
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Thing with this though is that we are not...
Thing with this though is that we are not currently contracted for 70 to 80 hours, and therefore we are not getting paid for doing these sorts of hours now anyway. I am contracted for 48 hours which...
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Forum: Politics & Govt
11-05-2016, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 785
Views: 55,764
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Forum: Politics & Govt
10-05-2016, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 785
Views: 55,764
This is exactly the problem doctors and other...
This is exactly the problem doctors and other scientists face with the portrayal of statistics in the media! Very few people understand statistics and therefore it is very easy to mislead people!
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Forum: Politics & Govt
09-05-2016, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 785
Views: 55,764
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Forum: Politics & Govt
09-05-2016, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 785
Views: 55,764
I can't really speak for other doctors but as I...
I can't really speak for other doctors but as I have already stated, yes personally I would accept a drop in salary for an absolute guarantee that I wouldn't have to work over my contracted hours.
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