We are being snuck into private healthcare, but with a fraction of the service level you would expect if it were our private choice, using medical insurance instead of this crippled institution. Sadly, as well as the public now paying the price, the poor genuine people employed in the NHS are also facing the brunt of inhumane treatment and desperately sick people. Many of us have seen the disgusting behaviour of some entitled individuals that abuse people and show disregard to the NHS staff, but in recent years, I can honestly say that I have witnessed much more disrespect and verbal abuse, inhumane and lack of dignity coming from the staff to patients. It’s a crisis, and the two ends are clashing at the coal face while the real people to blame are hiding and scheming to get the rich, richer. GPs are completely overwhelmed, hence the new NHS TV advert to now go to the pharmacist with some sicknesses, this however is also dangerous. My wife was recently advised to take a medicine that w...

 I've just seen the details of desperation and despair from an Emergency Doctor that was shared today. Sadly I have been a regular visitor to various NHS hospitals over the last 6 years and we really have seen all the good the great and the terribly sad due to the whole system bursting at the seems. This is not criticism of staff per se, I'm supporting them. Its not an 'opinion' but its what I have seen and I will share to help, a patients recent perspective I think adds weight to what that disastrous situation the doctor is describing.  In the last two weeks we have needed to attend A&E and I want to share what I witnessed.  Two weeks  ago I went in the morning. I was completely blown away. It was packed. I thought I was queuing up at a turnstile for a sports event. Once we were checked in, we tried to find a seat but there wasn't any. It was very enclosed and lots of cold and flu symptoms and especially sad to see so many children. This is bang in the middle o...