... I am sure that this does indeed happen but there was nothing wrong with the food that my Grandmother wouldn't eat either in hospital or in the home. Again...
... I know thsi group is (supposed) to be about a fantasy world but it seems that many of the posters here are living in one too. There are not queues of...
Actually, pay in the NHS for trained professionals isn't that bad - If and when I get a job I'll start on £1950 (approx) - remember the average wage (or...
... Are you saying that the job that all nurses do is more stressful, harder, and more important than all big business men? In that vein, are all footballers...
... I am sorry but £19.5K is not a very good starting salary as a fully trained nurse - given that you have effectively been working for the whole of your...
... with the food that my Grandmother wouldn't eat either in hospital or in the home. Again there isn't money for the individualised menu that would be...
... I quite agree but the problem isn't the staff per se - it is the fact that "we" collectively don't pay for there to be enough staff of the right calibre...
While I would agree that the NHS is sometimes rubbish, sometimes wonderful, please don't think that private health care would be any better. I have very...
In a message dated 1/31/2008 10:39:48 AM Pacific Standard Time, mailinglist@... writes: ... but I bet there isn't a health system in the world, private...
Another thing to remember about private health care is that many people quite simply cannot afford it. The stereotype of those without health insurance in the...
Richard, it's fair enough to try and correct what you see as another's ignorance, I've tried to do that myself in the past. There are less aggressive ways to...
... people quite ... insurance in ... There are 45 ... health care ... part of the ... for an ... Another key point is that not all private insurance is...
... without a ... validating my ... During school holidays when I don't have to get up early five days a week, six when my son is playing sports, I often have...
... with more ... The UN wouldn't know if you set their buts on fire, and even if you set their buts on fire they would have to form a committee to decide if...
... It can be overcompensated for. Here in Australia we are considered one of the most hyperchondriatic societies in the world. A negative side-affect of easy...
... [snip] ... Richard hit probably the main point. Worldwide, they aren't paid enough for the services they offer. My wife for example (intern/junior medical...
Excellent... (picture me standing, rubbing my fingers together, Mr Burns style, claiming full responsibility for this peaceful resolution). Cheers, Jo...
... yeah, bits of calendar-less-ness is GREAT. i love having teh freedom to just let go and not care wat day it is during the hols, but years and years (500!!)...
This reminds me of a report of a study into cosmetic surgery that I read last year: http://www.guardian.co.uk/gender/story/0,,2158754,00.html in passing they...
The quiz told me that 'while you am not a Hippie, you have the spirit of one'! What ever that means. And my hippie chick nema was 'Vega' I think I like Zoe...
... It probably means that while you aren't a hippie in this life, you probably where one in a previous life. And I agree with you about the name too. ;)...
... antibiotics ... While that makes sense to me it probably isn't true, the only time I have ever heard of anyone getting free antibiotics was when they where...
... Actually I agree, but then again we are talking about a time when the vast majority of people could not read or write, so a diary or a colander would have...
Yes, I'm saying that footballers are over paid! And Tony Blair, with his highly paid consulting job for Zurich. Actually, what I'm saying is that it's stupid...
I'm not a nurse!!!! I'm a midwife!!!! (Basic difference - nursing grew out of nuns, midwifery grew out of witches) And my friend who has a biology degree works...
I'm off line for the next two weeks, so having started this row I just want to clarify it: Private medicine sucks. If it was introduced to the UK, my bf ...