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Have a thyroid problem and need regular blood tests been to make am appointment and over a months wait just for a blood test Absolutley ridiculous

The NHS has become a joke, the problem is that they are not funny. My mum needs a fairly easy op but the excuses are a joke. The lying is just as bad she didn't want the op according to the ignorant moron who examend her. Problem was I was with her and she said she wanted to get the op, just don't want to do it as she is 71. NHS says she's old so government can't say they want to raise pension age unless NHS does its job, as for A&E what's the point of telling the public about signs of stroke symptoms in adverts and when you tell the arogent a holes the ignore you and let's not start of transferring my mum without telling me to another hospital as 24hrs later were worried about a stroke

it is now 11 days since my biopsy and i am convinced more than ever it was performed by a trainee as the guy in the pink uniform who did it received step by step instructions with many correction orders on every move he made from a guy in street clothes i was not told he was/could have been a trainee but the pain that i am in now makes me think so,.I had no pain at all before the biopsy and no swelling at all and now my neck is swollen and very painful to touch ,my whole side of my face is numb and it sounds like i have a nest of snakes in my ear and for the last few days i have had the king of all headaches ,Connie has tries to get an appointment with my GP but their new system is a joke we now have to fill in an online triage for the wait to receive a confirmation code which never came so the surgery did not get the appointment request Connie went in person to the surgery with the printed screenshots to prove the request was made and that their confirmation code was not sent ,this was on wednesday 4 days ago and she was told that the message would be passed on to the GP and we would be contacted this was 4 days ago and we are still waiting for the GP to call ! ,but every time you phone the surgery we are told to fill in the on line form I have tried talking to the pharmacist at the chemist and she said my neck should not be like this after 11 and to contact my GP as she does not have the training for such a problem ?

Not a very good practice, Physiotherapist practicing at Fusion 2, situated in the High Street Sheerness. • First appointment was just to take my details. Not even take up my allotted twenty mins. • Second appointment, only 15 mins long, and very little work done on my injury. • At the third appointment, asked about my injury's progress. It wasn’t getting better, so the therapists referred me to a specialist. Only took 10 min. Still waiting for a letter 2 weeks later. Very bad experience, therapists did not know what she was doing or could not be bothered, also very hard to understand what the shes said. Total waist of NHS money.

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I arrived at the A&E department with severe chest pains, an dangerously high heart rate, and spiking blood pressure. Instead of the urgent clinical care you would expect for potential cardiac distress, I was left sitting in a cramped, filthy corridor for hours. ​The Environment ​The state of the hospital was frankly shocking. It was overcrowded, visibly dirty, and smelled appalling. There seemed to be no distinction between those with life-threatening emergencies and those with minor ailments. The lack of triage meant the waiting area was a chaotic free-for-all. ​Patient Dignity and Safety ​The most heartbreaking part was witnessing the total lack of patient control. I was sat next to an elderly lady who appeared to be suffering from strokes while sitting upright in a basic corridor chair. Seeing vulnerable patients treated with such a lack of basic clinical oversight is terrifying. ​A Systemic Failure ​It is clear that the NHS has been hollowed out. What was once a "powerhouse of success" has been reduced to a failing service. This is the direct result of years of both Labour and Tory governments pushing private initiatives and handing lucrative contracts to private providers while leaving NHS Trusts to wither and struggle. ​Bottom line: If you have a choice, avoid this facility. The staff are working their socks off and doing what they can, but the system itself is broken, unsafe, and unsanitary all for profit for private health care initiatives. Time to make changes and cut the rot from the wood and that rot is the private sector, they suck the life out of everything and anything for greed and dividends.

This comment refers to the Anima GP on line system recently introduced by the NHS when contacting your local GP surgery. I cannot believe that anyone would be so stupid as to introduce such a pathetic and badly designed system. It is utter nonsense and those responsible should be sacked. Having lived and worked in mainland Europe for over 30 years I am astounded that the UK government would introduce such a poor system which serves no one. The NHS is a joke. The system of GP surgery services is a joke. The UK is so far behind other European countries it is embarrassing. The only choice seems to be to go private. The NHS is finished.

Surprise, surprise, the NHS may have been fit for purpose, but is no longer fit for purpose beyond the free health care. Inferring from the Trustpilot NHS platform comments, the UK ''needs'' to follow comparable European countries and place more importance on capital spending, healthcare outcomes, life expectancy, et al. Fair comment, no?