Given Flaperon's profession (airline pilot) I think it would be a good idea to get it looked at by a medical professional instead of asking for advice on here
I broke my foot and badly sprained my ankle.
A&E just XRay'd me and gave me care advice.
1 year later and I can't run without pain, have to buy orthotics and paying for £4 grand operation to fix my foot so I can run because the NHS doesn't want to do anything unless I die.
I would rather pay for private cover.
The NHS is absolutely 5hite from lack of funds from the government - guess that's the plan.
An update for Drac 'cause I know you cares........detached acromioclavicular joint.
Richard Branson's 'Virgin Care' based at Croydon University Hospital was chaotic, they are obviously virgins when it comes to healthcare. The doctors were completely ignorant of the correct procedures to organise x-rays and appointments with the fracture clinic. And despite having an appointment for 11pm I didn't leave until 3.30am - they kept me waiting for 2 hours after my x-ray just to tell me to go home and wait for an appointment from the fracture clinic.
In contrast the NHS, ie Croydon University Hospital, sorted me out and did my x-rays in about 15 minutes. And at 10am this morning, while I was still asleep in bed, Croydon University Hospital phoned me to tell me that I had an appointment with the fracture at 9.45 on Monday morning - could they have been any quicker?
So it's big thumbs up for the NHS/Croydon University Hospital from me, and a big thumbs down for private provider/Richard Branson's 'Virgin Care'.
As I said on here 3 weeks :
[i]"What the medical professions are facing today is an onslaught from a government more right-wing than any government in the 1980's, and which is committed to dismantling existing healthcare provisions in England and replacing them with a market oriented system much closer to the US model. That's what the Health and Social Care Act 2012 was all about".[/i]
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/doctors-on-strike/page/31#post-7593984
Claiming that the NHS is 'screwed' plays straight into this government's hand and its neoliberal agenda.
BTW despite my detached acromioclavicular joint I was in Central London today at the march and rally in support of Health, Homes, Jobs & Education?, I'm sure you'll be pleased to know.
A neighbour of ours recently fell down a flight of stairs (ironically trying to prevent her 2-year old doing the same thing), and hurt her ankle badly. Her husband called 999, as she was in a lot of pain. A paramedic turned up (in a car, not an ambulance), and after examining her for about 5 minutes, told her it was just a sprain and to just rest and take paracetamol etc. Despite her protestations and requests for an ambulance, he told her it didn't need hospital treatment. 2 days later, with her ankle turning black and in excruciating pain, she got a taxi to hospital where an x-ray revealed a fracture. And had doctors asking why the hell she hadn't come in straight away.
Moral of the story is, if in doubt, get it checked out properly.
Good to hear you're sorted Ernie, I'm not surprised by the private healthcare.
Yup Clodhoppers even medical professionals are human.
True, Drac. And overworked, underpaid, under-resourced, tired, stressed and possibly downright fed up and demotivated. They have my every sympathy; there's no way I could do their jobs. But they have a duty of care, and that includes making sure a patient gets the best medical attention and treatment possible. I think in this case, the paramedic royally ****ed up. Not good. But fortunately, that sort of thing is very rare.
I agree, can't comment on the ****ed up but though, you're right people deserve the best of care.
