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By *estival OP Man 8 weeks ago
borehamwood |
Just a bit of a rant have had my surgery cancelled four times now in the last 5 weeks latest was yesterday after I turned up at 7 30 in morning kept sitting around to mid day to be told they didn't have a bed for me and sent on my merry way,anyone else being given the run around? |
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In all honesty, the opposite for me (I am Wales based). Diagnosed with melanoma in the middle of June, operation at the end of August and now on immunotherapy.
Sadly, it's all still too much of a lottery.
I hole you have your surgery soon and get on the mend quickly. |
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Opposite for me. I live in Hertfordshire. I was on holiday in Wales, collapsed, picked up in an ambulance. Was expecting to be taken over the border to Bristol, but no, NHS Wales took care of everything so well, the surgeon has not even left any post operation scars. |
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By *estival OP Man 8 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies "
don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
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Hope you get your OP soon. In Essex they canceled an in-laws heart op three times & he got fatigued enough to stop working full time which if he'd had the op he wouldn't have done.
So a welfare cost could be added to the NHS failure.
We have a daughter at college who had cancer when much younger. Last year she had some discomfort, turned out to be bowel growths/polyps so they went in & had a look & removed them there & then.
Non cancerous in this instance but they need to know why she got them so young so sent us all off for genetic screening. Blood tests went off to one of only two labs in the whole of the UK that does this type of work.
"They are very busy so we expect results back in 4-6mnths, in the meantime we might suggest an annual colonoscopy".
13mnths later we are still waiting for the blood results let alone a decision on the other.
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By *estival OP Man 8 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"Hope you get your OP soon. In Essex they canceled an in-laws heart op three times & he got fatigued enough to stop working full time which if he'd had the op he wouldn't have done.
So a welfare cost could be added to the NHS failure.
We have a daughter at college who had cancer when much younger. Last year she had some discomfort, turned out to be bowel growths/polyps so they went in & had a look & removed them there & then.
Non cancerous in this instance but they need to know why she got them so young so sent us all off for genetic screening. Blood tests went off to one of only two labs in the whole of the UK that does this type of work.
"They are very busy so we expect results back in 4-6mnths, in the meantime we might suggest an annual colonoscopy".
13mnths later we are still waiting for the blood results let alone a decision on the other.
S"
about the work situation,I've tried carrying on working for nearly a year but cpl of months ago I had to go get signed of by the doc so now only getting statutory sick pay and having to claim for rent and council tax so yea is costing them more and more also gona be in hospital for 7-10 days instead of overnight like I would have been when I first went in last year,is just becoming a proper bollock ache now |
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"In all honesty, the opposite for me (I am Wales based). Diagnosed with melanoma in the middle of June, operation at the end of August and now on immunotherapy.
Sadly, it's all still too much of a lottery.
I hole you have your surgery soon and get on the mend quickly. "
Cancer is a different pathway. |
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"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it"
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency). |
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By *estival OP Man 8 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency)."
yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it |
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"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency).yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it"
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By *estival OP Man 8 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency).yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it
Well, you have the information, do something about it "
ive phoned PALS about it but not holding out much hope with them, went in for my furst pre op in sept 2023 and didnt hear nothing until may of this yea in the meen time id been in contact with pals 2or 3 times and phoned the hospital numerous times trying to find out what was going on to always be told the person i need to talk to wasnt avalible and they would get them to call me back calls that never happend i might add, oh well if something gives way in the meentime i will be putting a claim in against the nhs, like i said further up i got rushed in a cpl of yeaars ago and the nurses were great the whole month i was there, seems to me if your actually booked in for something its a lucky dip if you actually get treated |
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Yes cancer is a different path way .I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and with in a month I was operated on .to be fair I am in the finest city for such care .I live in Sheffield where we have the top teaching Hospitals and surgens also radiotheropy treatment . |
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"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency).yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it
Well, you have the information, do something about it ive phoned PALS about it but not holding out much hope with them, went in for my furst pre op in sept 2023 and didnt hear nothing until may of this yea in the meen time id been in contact with pals 2or 3 times and phoned the hospital numerous times trying to find out what was going on to always be told the person i need to talk to wasnt avalible and they would get them to call me back calls that never happend i might add, oh well if something gives way in the meentime i will be putting a claim in against the nhs, like i said further up i got rushed in a cpl of yeaars ago and the nurses were great the whole month i was there, seems to me if your actually booked in for something its a lucky dip if you actually get treated"
I told you two potential avenues. |
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PALS is definitely the first place to go with problems. In my case gone down that route and as helpful as they were had to go down the legal route. NHS has paid for all my private medical bills and admitted liability so waiting on a settlement. CPS still deciding what to do but even after all of this PALS have still been supportive and helpful. |
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NHS Scotland 5 visits in 8 weeks to the Doc before a referral sent into see a consultant. It's not life threatening but is affecting my everyday life and getting me down. Phoned the hospital and there is a 42 week waiting list to see a consultant. I'm not sure if there is anything I can do to speed things up  |
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By *lan157Man 7 weeks ago
a village near Haywards Heath in East Sussex |
"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency).yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it
Well, you have the information, do something about it ive phoned PALS about it but not holding out much hope with them, went in for my furst pre op in sept 2023 and didnt hear nothing until may of this yea in the meen time id been in contact with pals 2or 3 times and phoned the hospital numerous times trying to find out what was going on to always be told the person i need to talk to wasnt avalible and they would get them to call me back calls that never happend i might add, oh well if something gives way in the meentime i will be putting a claim in against the nhs, like i said further up i got rushed in a cpl of yeaars ago and the nurses were great the whole month i was there, seems to me if your actually booked in for something its a lucky dip if you actually get treated"
I have come across this issue of " The person you need to speak to is not available" and a request to leave a message Which is never returned. It seems to be policy to deal with patients in this way. Forgive me for thinking it but it seems the administrative side of hospitals is in the hands of part-time people who are often off work unwell themselves. |
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By *estival OP Man 7 weeks ago
borehamwood |
Been on fone im pretty much screwed, because its not life threatening as long as they offer me a new date within 28 days of op being cancelled i can go fuck myself basically, oh well statutory sick pay till it gets sorted out, will wait for another date now no doubt thats gona get cancelled on the day aswell, nhshit |
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By *estival OP Man 6 weeks ago
borehamwood |
Yay todays op cancelled yesterday new date they gave me yesterday for next week they have rung up today and cancelled that 6 or 7 times now in the last month and a half someone remind me why im paying towards something i cant use |
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"Yay todays op cancelled yesterday new date they gave me yesterday for next week they have rung up today and cancelled that 6 or 7 times now in the last month and a half someone remind me why im paying towards something i cant use"
I know how you feel, been told the same if it's not life threatening, pain and blood loss don't count,i just have to wait, a long time. My op been cancelled 5 times, it scheduled for end of may. It would have been life threatening long before then so they know they will have had to bring it forward. I have now gone private but because it was left too long I ended up have 7 ops instead of 2. The NHS staff have been great,apart from a couple of consultants, there isn't enough of them and they have too much to do. I hope you are sorted soon. |
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By *estival OP Man 6 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"it only takes a couple of emergencies to upset the apple cart or illness / staff shortages and i know its a pain but such is life..
hope its sorted soon op "
hahaha they cancelled todays one yesterday gave me a new date for tuesday rang and cancelled that this morning no reason given, been backwards and forwards for two years now, have told them i want to be moved to a new trust now as ive lost all confidence in them now, four different surgeons now in the space of six weeks have cancelled me thinks they not got anyone qualified enough to do a abdominal reconstruction |
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"it only takes a couple of emergencies to upset the apple cart or illness / staff shortages and i know its a pain but such is life..
hope its sorted soon op hahaha they cancelled todays one yesterday gave me a new date for tuesday rang and cancelled that this morning no reason given, been backwards and forwards for two years now, have told them i want to be moved to a new trust now as ive lost all confidence in them now, four different surgeons now in the space of six weeks have cancelled me thinks they not got anyone qualified enough to do a abdominal reconstruction"
There were suggestions of avenues to take over it from Amelie.
Have you tried them yet? |
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By *estival OP Man 6 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"it only takes a couple of emergencies to upset the apple cart or illness / staff shortages and i know its a pain but such is life..
hope its sorted soon op hahaha they cancelled todays one yesterday gave me a new date for tuesday rang and cancelled that this morning no reason given, been backwards and forwards for two years now, have told them i want to be moved to a new trust now as ive lost all confidence in them now, four different surgeons now in the space of six weeks have cancelled me thinks they not got anyone qualified enough to do a abdominal reconstruction
There were suggestions of avenues to take over it from Amelie.
Have you tried them yet?"
yep its not classed as emergency even though ive had to stop working, so as long as they offer another date in a certain amount of time not a lot i can do and we all know how busy hospitals get this time if year so who knows plus my pre op i had runs out in a week and half |
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2 years ago I needed a opp not urgently but in lot pain till done. Local hospital 12 month wait but given list of 7 other hospitals all different estmated waiting times one that was couple hours drive away 30days wait roughly. I getting treatment free Needed treat so what's couple hours drive in return for quick free treatment. |
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By *estival OP Man 5 weeks ago
borehamwood |
So i got a call at 3 30 this afternoon telling me they have a spot for me have to be there by 7 30 tomorow morning,have made it through the doors once before to have it cancelled at last minute so fingers crossed it actually happens happens, 2years and 7th time lucky hopefully, gona take 4-5 hours of surgery  |
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By *estival OP Man 5 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"Long story short.
Got put on waiting list in Dec 2019
Got seen after 3 strikes and a virus in Nov 2024"
dont get me wrong i got rushed in and had two emergency laparotomys in march 2022 and was really well looked after just seems if your on a waiting list its a lucky dip if you get seen or not |
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"Long story short.
Got put on waiting list in Dec 2019
Got seen after 3 strikes and a virus in Nov 2024dont get me wrong i got rushed in and had two emergency laparotomys in march 2022 and was really well looked after just seems if your on a waiting list its a lucky dip if you get seen or not"
Yes you are right. My consultant had to work Saturdays as she was the ONLY one covering the whole of the trust so that's three big hospitals. I never expected that to be the case. |
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By *ularliWoman 5 weeks ago
Worcester |
"In all honesty, the opposite for me (I am Wales based). Diagnosed with melanoma in the middle of June, operation at the end of August and now on immunotherapy.
Sadly, it's all still too much of a lottery.
I hole you have your surgery soon and get on the mend quickly. "
I hope everything is going well for you recovery wise and with treatment.
I’ve had stage 3 melanoma that had spread to local lymph nodes but at the time was told I could only have immuno if I was stage 4 and then the NICE guidelines changed and I was just out of the 13 week rule. That was 7 years ago now.
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By *ularliWoman 5 weeks ago
Worcester |
"So i got a call at 3 30 this afternoon telling me they have a spot for me have to be there by 7 30 tomorow morning,have made it through the doors once before to have it cancelled at last minute so fingers crossed it actually happens happens, 2years and 7th time lucky hopefully, gona take 4-5 hours of surgery "
Good luck. Keeping fingers crossed that you have the surgery today x |
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By *estival OP Man 5 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"So i got a call at 3 30 this afternoon telling me they have a spot for me have to be there by 7 30 tomorow morning,have made it through the doors once before to have it cancelled at last minute so fingers crossed it actually happens happens, 2years and 7th time lucky hopefully, gona take 4-5 hours of surgery
Good luck. Keeping fingers crossed that you have the surgery today x"
me aswell lol well I should find out in another hour or so x |
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"So i got a call at 3 30 this afternoon telling me they have a spot for me have to be there by 7 30 tomorow morning,have made it through the doors once before to have it cancelled at last minute so fingers crossed it actually happens happens, 2years and 7th time lucky hopefully, gona take 4-5 hours of surgery
Good luck. Keeping fingers crossed that you have the surgery today xme aswell lol well I should find out in another hour or so x"
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"Just a bit of a rant have had my surgery cancelled four times now in the last 5 weeks latest was yesterday after I turned up at 7 30 in morning kept sitting around to mid day to be told they didn't have a bed for me and sent on my merry way,anyone else being given the run around?"
My wife’s operation was cancelled 5 times until she had it but it was 69 weeks from the date when her first op was cancelled. That day there was a planned Dr’s strike but her consultant rang to say that as it had been cancelled so many times they would be working. |
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" Keeping fingers crossed that you have the surgery today x"
Hope all went well.
One of my family fought for a diagnosis for over a year. Turns out it’s a very aggressive melanoma (as we said) and needs to have multiple amputations, but too frail for immunotherapy’s.
Once diagnosed things moved very quickly, but I suspect that ship has sailed. |
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By *estival OP Man 4 weeks ago
borehamwood |
Update for you all,have ended up with a stoma,had 9hr op Friday then had to go down for another five hour op Sunday,gone way past a hernia massive hole In bowel they have taken 20cm of it so not feeling great at mo |
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By *ularliWoman 4 weeks ago
Worcester |
" Keeping fingers crossed that you have the surgery today x
Hope all went well.
One of my family fought for a diagnosis for over a year. Turns out it’s a very aggressive melanoma (as we said) and needs to have multiple amputations, but too frail for immunotherapy’s.
Once diagnosed things moved very quickly, but I suspect that ship has sailed. "
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By *estival OP Man 4 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"I hope your recovery is going well"
yea as well as can be expected still have five drains in and don't know if the stoma is permanent or not,turns out it all was a lot more serious the either me or the docs knew
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By *estival OP Man 4 weeks ago
borehamwood |
Don't get me wrong the care from the docs and nurses I cannot fault they have be great ,prob is management and politicians of whatever party,wouldn't trust most of them to walk a dog let alone run a health service |
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"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts. "
Quite agree mate privatise the lot and then after people will realise how good the NHS actually is when your walking in to ED and your being asked for your credit card for your minimum £2000 a night bed |
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"Just a bit of a rant have had my surgery cancelled four times now in the last 5 weeks latest was yesterday after I turned up at 7 30 in morning kept sitting around to mid day to be told they didn't have a bed for me and sent on my merry way,anyone else being given the run around?"
They can’t do your surgery if there’s no bed for you to go in after, unless you want to “top n tail” but I don’t think you would! Better to have it cancelled before you go down to theatre |
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"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts. "
The NHS isn’t shit, if there’s no bed for after surgery what are we supposed to do? Camp bed? Top n tail? No beds aren’t an excuse, no beds are a reality on a daily basis, believe me when I say that the trust I work for struggle for beds even for emergencies, it affects us as much as it does our patients |
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By *egoMan 4 weeks ago
Preston |
"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts.
Quite agree mate privatise the lot and then after people will realise how good the NHS actually is when your walking in to ED and your being asked for your credit card for your minimum £2000 a night bed "
The continent is Europe, not US. Its managed far better.
Nothing to do with beds, its the case management. NHS isnt just A+E, although people end up there because they've been ignored or miss-managed.
Then its the luxury of a warzone. Alarms going off, catheters overflowing, patients abandoned on the hard floor. |
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"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts.
The NHS isn’t shit, if there’s no bed for after surgery what are we supposed to do? Camp bed? Top n tail? No beds aren’t an excuse, no beds are a reality on a daily basis, believe me when I say that the trust I work for struggle for beds even for emergencies, it affects us as much as it does our patients "
But then you have to drill down and ask "why no beds?". Many reasons, but foremost is that many old and/or frail patients cannot be discharged because there is no family, nor care organisation to receive them. |
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By *estival OP Man 3 weeks ago
borehamwood |
Soooo I'm still in here thankfully after 12 days I'm off of icu spoke to docs this morning I'm here for another five days at least,can't knock the treatment or care since I've been in here but even the surgeon has agreed that the amount of time I waited wasn't acceptable,so still going ahead with a complaint not against the medical staff more against the admin and managment |
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"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts.
The NHS isn’t shit, if there’s no bed for after surgery what are we supposed to do? Camp bed? Top n tail? No beds aren’t an excuse, no beds are a reality on a daily basis, believe me when I say that the trust I work for struggle for beds even for emergencies, it affects us as much as it does our patients "
The nhs is broken, it doesn't matter how hard we work, we are working against a tsunami of government initiated problems. I hope and pray labour improve things. The first thing is to fill vacancies, the second is retention! |
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"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts.
The NHS isn’t shit, if there’s no bed for after surgery what are we supposed to do? Camp bed? Top n tail? No beds aren’t an excuse, no beds are a reality on a daily basis, believe me when I say that the trust I work for struggle for beds even for emergencies, it affects us as much as it does our patients
The nhs is broken, it doesn't matter how hard we work, we are working against a tsunami of government initiated problems. I hope and pray labour improve things. The first thing is to fill vacancies, the second is retention! "
Agree but would say Retention should be the first priority.
Recruitment also needs to happen. The change in Tax and NI might close the gap between Agency's and employee helping to fill positions at a reduced costing.. |
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By *oxy jWoman 3 weeks ago
taunton somerset |
"Did the Tory’s do anything right ,the whole country is wrecked "
blairs government did alot of damage before the tories continued .. and this labour government is a bit of a joke at the mo too so hold no hope ..
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By *oxy jWoman 3 weeks ago
taunton somerset |
"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts.
The NHS isn’t shit, if there’s no bed for after surgery what are we supposed to do? Camp bed? Top n tail? No beds aren’t an excuse, no beds are a reality on a daily basis, believe me when I say that the trust I work for struggle for beds even for emergencies, it affects us as much as it does our patients
The nhs is broken, it doesn't matter how hard we work, we are working against a tsunami of government initiated problems. I hope and pray labour improve things. The first thing is to fill vacancies, the second is retention! "
what about waste the amount of money wasted is criminal the nhs dont need anymore money until the rubbish is sorted out first .. |
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By *ral lover01Man 3 weeks ago
Altrincham & Portsmouth, north West, South East |
"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency).yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it
Well, you have the information, do something about it "
There is a insurmountable pressure on the system at present. It sounds to me that you require some level of intense observation/therapy post op. This is where it becomes tricky because if there aren't enough beds in critical care then they can't do your op. This can be due to a few reasons. That the unit is almost at full capacity. Any emergencies that cone in overnight will take the bed. If you are at a big hospital that is specialist or trauma centre then it's more likely for your bed to be taken. Another issue is medical patients taking surgical beds on the wards. This causes a blockage in the system. Patients are staying in critical care longer because they can't step them down to the wards to free up itu beds.... Please complain to your MP.. Why are medical patients and patients waiting for rehab taking up surgical beds?? Fingers crossed that you get your op soon  |
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Maybe see if you can switch to a different hospital with better capacity. (You have a right to choose where you have treatment.)
It's a bit extreme, but you can have NHS treatment in the EU, paid for by the NHS, if it fits the qualifying criteria. It's referred to as 'S2'. |
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It can be a bit of a postcode lottery with regards to care it all depends which trust you are under (you are well within your rights to request a change and be seen where ever yoy want by the way) and whay department you are being seen by.
My son waited 18 months for a videofluroscopy study of his swallow (which is quite important, given it was unsafe, and he was aspirating every single time he swallowed something!) And waits a long time for any appointments in general (he has a team of specialists as he is profoundly disabled)
Yet I was referred for something by my GP, and had had 4 scans and some further investigation done in less than a fortnight, and some of my appointments were on a weekend (but they were in a hospital a 2 hrs drive from my house).
It literally all depends on what service or department you are being seen by under which trust! |
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"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts.
The NHS isn’t shit, if there’s no bed for after surgery what are we supposed to do? Camp bed? Top n tail? No beds aren’t an excuse, no beds are a reality on a daily basis, believe me when I say that the trust I work for struggle for beds even for emergencies, it affects us as much as it does our patients
The nhs is broken, it doesn't matter how hard we work, we are working against a tsunami of government initiated problems. I hope and pray labour improve things. The first thing is to fill vacancies, the second is retention!
Agree but would say Retention should be the first priority.
Recruitment also needs to happen. The change in Tax and NI might close the gap between Agency's and employee helping to fill positions at a reduced costing.. "
Retention will be easier once vacancies are filled as there will be less burn out. |
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"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts.
The NHS isn’t shit, if there’s no bed for after surgery what are we supposed to do? Camp bed? Top n tail? No beds aren’t an excuse, no beds are a reality on a daily basis, believe me when I say that the trust I work for struggle for beds even for emergencies, it affects us as much as it does our patients
The nhs is broken, it doesn't matter how hard we work, we are working against a tsunami of government initiated problems. I hope and pray labour improve things. The first thing is to fill vacancies, the second is retention!
what about waste the amount of money wasted is criminal the nhs dont need anymore money until the rubbish is sorted out first .."
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By *ary69321Man 3 weeks ago
Newcastle upon tyne |
I've just had a resurfacing on my hip, it was 9 weeks ago, I got a call from the Nuffield, private hospital, in on the Monday, home on the Tuesday, I had been in pain for about a year, all good now, sorry to hear about your cancellation. |
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Something makes me wonder about all these cancellations. Is someone else not nhs registered being seen instead of you under your details using funds designated for genuine NHS patients.
I'm sure there is a waiting list but so many cancellations sounds a bit strange.
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By *x cplCouple 3 weeks ago
North of Oxford |
Some hospitals seem to be super efficient, others seem the opposite. For a post op check up for tents installed JR in Oxford, check in, sit a few minutes then in for an ultrasound, blood pressure etc then see the doctor to go over all results. In and out approx 90 minutes. So many times I've seen going to see a doctor about a condition who then books a test, then a revisit to discuss test result. My big question is why ? When 99% of time they know you need the test why not book in for the tests to diagnose treatment for the condition they know you've got. Same with wife at JR (John Radcliffe) serious sprain to her ankle. Xray booked by a nurse then to a physiotherapist to discuss injury and treatment. In and out in about 3 hours including tray. Can't praise JR enough. In London was waiting 6 hours with a colleague for an xray only to be told to come back next day...was disgraceful... |
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By *estival OP Man 2 weeks ago
borehamwood |
Well after being in here for 19 days it looks like I'm finally on my way home tomorow lunch time,have to keep coming back every cpl of days until all 60 staples are removed but I should be in my own bed tomorow night |
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"Its shit. So much better on the continent.
The utter farce of the english nhs.
Every excuse under the sun, utter nonsense, piss poor communication between depts.
Quite agree mate privatise the lot and then after people will realise how good the NHS actually is when your walking in to ED and your being asked for your credit card for your minimum £2000 a night bed "
It's like that with vet bills and NHS dentistry is pretty much private all the way. |
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By *imbo365Man 2 weeks ago
the naughty list |
I have a lot of family who work for the nhs. They work long hours and are paid a pittance and are just expected to put up and shut up. They rarely get to have a break to eat due to staffing shortages. The governments plan is to hire in nurses from overseas who aren’t trained to a high enough standard or hire in teams from private practices that are earning far more than the permanent staff.
My ex was a ward manager and her staff continuously left to work in supermarkets! Where they had better T&Cs. It’s a very sad state of affairs for this once great organisation but years of cut backs and underfunding by various governments has brought it to this. Spare a thought for those who will be working Christmas Day. |
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