Health Servioce

I have to say that I am not over impressed with some of the nursing staff at my hospital, phone calls from/to the ward can become very nasty, all of a sudden you are referred to as Sir during the call, which means that you are not flavour of the month, accused of cancelling three appointments when I had only cancelled one and that was because it was on a Saturday overnight stay, now here is the problem I have to be taken and collected by hospital transport and no doubt you have guessed they do not work on a Sunday so I had to say No, so then I have a letter appointment again for a Saturday admission so I had to ring, it was a very uncomfortable call, it was as if it was a personal insult me having the nerve to cancell, that was when it changed to Sir, it was really quite nasty, it was on speaker phone so my wife heard and was quite shocked at the attitude of the member of staff, finally I was given an appointment on a Friday overnight, so why was all the aggravation going on, was it really needed, was the member of stressed ?, I have no idea as to why but it is something that worries me as I have a major interest in patient care, so for the moment I have sent an email to the PALS office at the hospital, I  will wait for a reply before taking any further action .watch this  space.

Syria

Now we just might see some real trouble, Syria has now  been for a chat with the Iranians, and say it was very productive, just what does that mean for the Syrian people? one thing you can be sure of it bodes ill times ahead for the people, it  is of course a meeting of shear desperation as all of this is getting out of hand, I think that the Russians will now remove its veto on sanctions but what about China?. I really do not think that there is a chance in hell that they will agree to any further sanctions? so where does that leave the people? death seems rife and very close to so many, it really hurts to see so many dying and for what??.

Opening Ceremony Olympics

I watched the opening ceremony last night start to finish, now I thought I lived in England part of Great Britain where  most of us speak English, so why oh why was the first language used French and second English, whoever thought that up is stupid in the extreme, they should be ashamed of themselves for me it  ruined it, the performers I have nothing but praise, I have a problem with certain stars singing though I am thinking of the end and "hey Jude", great song lousy singing, I have to say though it was very dark, but the volunteers should be given some sort memento they were in fact brilliant, have to finish here as I am going faint giving out praise, oh dear!!.

Olympics

Well the day has finally  arrived!!, thank the lord because I am just about fed up with all the hype, I can understand the furor, but it is not for me, It used to be that the contestants were unpaid sports men and women, now it is awash with cash, we have people running for money to set the pace in a race, to much for me I am afraid, yes I will be pleased if we win medals but it is OK by me if they do not, I listen to the presenters loading pressure on to runners by their expectations, and I heard that we have the edge because it is in London, we shall see, I hope things go well, but I am a cynic so I  reserve my judgement to the end of the games.

Funny Day

I am having  a funny day, I got up this morning thinking it was the 27th, I got ready for an interview I was due to have at 10.40am, prepared for the phone call, and it was not till 10.30am that I realised that it was the 26th, how stupid was that, went shopping on my mobility scooter, the estate I live on is usually pretty  well looked after but at the moment it is the weed capital of the eastern region, the grass in places is a foot high covered in dandy lions and thistles, litter every where but I suppose that you might expect that as the children are on holiday, but you have to ask is it just them?, maybe not, the litter pickers are few and far between, and they only pick up the larger pieces and do not pick up fag ends and such like, mind you there are some very unsavoury  young men roaming about, many not speaking English, so is my life contracting, is it safe for me to go out?, it is a very good question and I really do not have an answer.

Syria

Today I am back with this subject, it is just becoming monotonous, but as thing have changed I am going to say my view on the situation as it is now, it has changed from a freedom fight, that it has been, to a really nasty fight by Muslim extremists, they have infiltrated the fight, I think that Saudi Arabia and Iran have a hand in this providing weapons and I would think fighters most probably from these countries army's, I may be wrong but as things are going these poor people will be exchanging one despot for a religious zealot, can we keep standing by and watching gun ships and bombers spread their death and mayhem, well it seems yes we can, it is a stain on our national character. 

Summer

Well is it really summer?? we have 78f and there is a big orange thing in the sky that I have not seen for a long long while, but there comes a problem, the school holidays have just started, mums are stressed out already! what they are going to be like after 6 weeks is any ones guess!!, anyway went to the shops this morning on my mobility scooter, a night mare for me, ignorant people taking up the whole pathway, and in the shops just mad, I came home worn out, I am the person who does not want to offend anyone while driving the scooter but it is  not in the least reciprocated, maybe it would be best to put it away for the next 6 weeks, or I just might be a screaming pitch by the end!!!!.

The Army UK

Just seen the news, a LCpl who served in the army has just applied for British Citizenship, he was turned down because during his service he had a fist fight with another soldier, he was fined nothing else, the border agency take this as a criminal offence and they have given him till the 9th August to leave England, right here we have a man who is a member of the commonwealth, has sered in the army for about 13 years, has three campaign medals, has an English wife and two children, why for Gods sake are we deporting him??. I might remind the border agency their lack of deporting serious criminals from Europe and the rest of the world!, who now in their stupidity! are deporting an ex British army soldier, give me a break!!!!! this country has gone mad!,  officialdom has gone crazy, they are for ever allowing rapists to stay on the grounds of their right to a family life, what about the rights of his wife and children? do they not need a family life?, it is a disgrace and some one needs a right kick up their arse and if needed I will have pleasure in doing it !!!!!.

immigration to the uk

I am sick and tired about the level of immigration in to the UK, the local population Caresa really had enough of it, we have people living on roundabouts  in the city, people fishing carp out of the rivers to eat and swans are being butchered, very few people seem to be speaking English, shop staff can't understand English as some of the hospital staff can't, it is impossible to rent a house in the city at reasonable rates because the landlords prefer taking inflated rents from immigrants, the gang masters in the area prefer eastern Europeans for the work because they say that they are harder workers, I think it is very much cheaper to employ these people, it is known that some accommodation is in sheds with just the basics at high cost, there are rules regarding immigration into the UK but it seems that no one actually cares, the government needs to take notice of the voice of the people. 

Syria Again

Civil war in Syria, another day another killing day, I understand that the sale of military hard ware is a predominant factor in this civil war, who are selling arms, Russia, China no doubt the US and the UK, and every arms salesman in the world, now I see that Saudi Arabia are to provide arms to the rebels, what next, only more death, as I have said before you do not kill your children they are the future of the world so any regime who see this as some thing that bears no responsibility to them, well I have news for them they are likely to be pursued through the courts in Europe, if they are not assassinated before this can happen, it is certain the leaders of Syria are on the run will it be long before they are no more who knows, but many will die before any real progress is made.

Syria

Here we go again, the rebels are getting to be able to kill who they want when they want, but still Russia and China will not give in, the rest of the World is to stop the killing and allow the people to determine just what government they want, but there is not a chance while Russia and China will not support any action that might be taken against the regime, but of course just ask yourself what have Russia and China got in common? simple really no regard as to human rights of the populace, they have no regard to care and the well being of them, you only have to look at the execution record of China and the prison sentences inflicted on mainly Innocent people, so why should they worry about the death of people in Syria?, no reason at all.

The Elderly

So the health minister thinks that the elderly should have to pay up to £35,000 for life time care but then said that it might have to be £100,000,  they are putting forward  cuts to the fuel payment and bus passes, what next no NHS treatment  as its  not worth it!, and do not tell me that this does not go on it does!!, you reading this might be young but life moves on, you might reach old age but do you really want to?, save for your old age! that is what is pushed at you, but if you do you will be still paying income tax for the rest of your life, you will get no rebate on your council tax, nothing really just pay, pay, pay, I expected a bit of a life at 65 but the government just seem to want to put the elderly down, what happened to looking after the elderly??, it seems to have vanished down the tubes with the Conservative and liberal party's, it seems we have no one that actually care.

Rapist

I have to say that I am totally shocked by the fact that a refuge to the UK had committed a rape on a 12 year old girl, he served a three year sentence, he was seen to be a danger to young girls when released, so should have been deported, but no!!, an immigration judge has decided that his human rights would be unsafe if he was to be returned to his country of origin, so he is allowed to stay, may I ask just what about the human rights of the young girl he raped, he should be sent home whatever and banned from returning then the human rights of the young girls in the UK will be protected, I have no time for the Bill of European Human Rights, it is objectionable, stupid and sides with the criminal, the rights of the human being when abused by another means that the offender has rejected his/her rights to being treated under this act, the country who offers them safety and liberty and human rights can't accept criminal acts of such depravity, and when a criminal judge says that  the prisoner was a risk to young girls, who?, can then say that even if he is his  human rights must not be put in jeopardy, sorry send him home as with all convicted prisoners we can't afford this sort of decission, the judge should be removed now if not yesterday!!!!.

Syria

It is sad that the abuse of the people of Syria by the state army and police has been pushed off the front pages of the papers and the TV news, football, tennis and the Olympics have come first, and I am as bad because I have not mentioned it for some time, it is not that I do not care but just out of sight out of mind, so again it comes to the fore, 200 people dead, authority must think that the world is stupid.  suggesting that these people were terrorists is just mad, it is just killing for the sake of killing, what for?, these people have had the nerve to stand up to the government, that it seems makes them terrorists, please do not insult my intelligence, the people have had enough of the oppression, they want freedom, a democracy but that is not acceptable to the ruling people, so how do they deal with this, well the only way that idiots can respond is with overwhelming army action, a very one sided fight, I believe that freedom is the right of every person in this world, no government has the right to kill their people.

Care of the Elderly

It is a crying shame that Peterborough City Council can't see as far as the end of their noses, a review on two care homes for the elderly, they are good places, highly motivated staff and happy residents, so what shall we do close them down, we can move these residents into private establishments, it just shows you the mentality of the people involved in this thought, or no thought it has to be recognised as, no one in their right mind would ever consider moving elderly but of course they have absolutly no scruples, money is King, no thought about the stress that these people will suffer if moved, it is a well known fact that many old people moved under this sort of move are known to die

Cold Calls

I have to say I am sick to death with the level of phone calls I get that are full of S***, the opening line is "you filled in a survey on line" or "you have a PPI claim outstanding" or "you have had an accident we will help you make a claim", all this is rubbish, they hit us at lunch time then tea time, and finaly early evening, I am not interested in anything that anyone who is trying to sell me something, helping me with a claim, and I do not have an outstanding PPI claim, so please please stop, but of course not a hope, so pardon me if I am rude, you have asked for it, you have invaded my space and time so expect to get it in the neck, I just can't help myself, it might be better if you found another job.

The Elderly

Just been watching the news, so the government are going to grant loans for residential care, these loans would be repaid on the death of the person, how?, by selling their house, I really do not see the difference at the moment most have to sell their house to cover the cost, with the fact that these loans will accrue interest it will be a nightmare for the person, what has to be taken into account is the partner who is left behind, just what do they do?, is their house sold from under them?, it is sad that we are at this point, many of these people have fought a war for this country is this the way to repay this commitment to the country, I find it very hard to understand these, as I see, attacks on the elderly, I am elderly my self, I have major health problems so it worries  me as to what might happen to me!!

OAP's

I have to admit I am a pensioner, I am getting a little fed up with all the crap being piled on us, we get too much money!!, I am really not sure about that I see my income shrinking day by day, but now they are going to cut the heating allowance!!, I fully agree that this should be done to ex pats that live in Spain but in the UK no way, we are prepared to cut this but what about child benefit being paid to immigrant's from the EU who do not even have their children with them, and just by moving to this country should not give them a right to child benefit, then take into account the vast  sums of money being paid to landlords of property's in London I rest my case !!!!

NHS

Due to go into hospital overnight yesterday, got up early, packed everything up to go, sat at home pouring with rain, no call to go, so rang them, doctors had not finished their rounds so no idea as to if  I would have a bed, so as it was half a day lost and getting restless I asked them to cancel the appointment, I have to sort out my diabetes so not good to be in limbo as such, time is a problem for me I really have to eat meals at the same time so I am able to work out my insulin dose, I think that hospitals fail to take this into account, I have to think that as usual it is a non medical person booking your appointment, for some reason not known to me I have to go in Friday 1.30pm and discharged at 10am on Saturday, I am now in that tract where you know you have to go but have no idea as to when, just another NHS problem.

Health

I have to say that my major work as such if you can call it that as I am retired is about the world wide epidemic of Diabetes Type 2, and not forgetting Type 1's, for people who are unaware as to the difference, Type one is when the body does not produce insulin (that is a simple answer), in Type 2 the insulin in the body does not work as well as it might, in both cases the important thing is Blood Glucose levels, bad control can lead to other life threatening problems for you, diabetes also makes you more susceptible to other conditions mainly Heart and Kidney problems, I  have now done a course on carb counting and adjusting the amount of insulin I inject, I am really like a pin cushion and it really aggravates me but it has to be done, anyone reading this should be aware that you really do not want diabetes it is a pain, and it is Progressive so please beware!!.

NHS

Today is about nursing, why does a ward sister have to have a degree??, not only that they will need a masters soon, what has all this to do with nursing sick people, most of the training is at university consequently they are unused to wards, and from what I have seen many younger nurses seem to think that the word CARE does not apply to them, any contact with patients can be left to health care assistants, many of these have no training and many can't even speak English, so how as an elderly patient do you survive?, you have to rely on your family to ensure your well being,atending at meal times to ensure you are fed, make sure you are clean and ensure you get the relevant treatment to your illness, if you have no family you are in trouble. Government can say that they put  vast amounts of money in to health care but just where does it go??, each department has a matron, each ward has a bed manager, a ward hostess just what is all this about?, the changes that this white paper has actioned is a nightmare, it is it  is said that it will give patients more power!, I don't think so, commissioning of health services is a very technical job, not the line of work that GP's are involved in, so what happens if your local hospital looses a lot of its work because your local GP's commission it at another hospital, your hospital CLOSURE, Beware.

The NHS

I love this subject, well we are off, it is said that within 10  years much of the treatment we get for free at the moment will have to be paid for of course by US you and me, that is because so many more of us are surviving longer, I have to say I am very sorry to have got to be an OAP, on my income I would have to select unable to pay switch off the machine, It  is I believe a ploy to eradicate the elderly, my past Blog has spoken about a Housing Association who is trying to charge the elderly out of their homes, so it seems that there is an underlying trend to crush us elderly, I am so sorry to have survived to be a pensioner, and sorry to be a strain on the NHS, but for 50 years I have paid NI and PAYE, now it is my turn to have possibly a little back,  so to the NHS I am sorry if I become a burden but I have paid my way so give it a rest and provide this wonderful service you say you give.

Syria State Police

Now we can see it on film, civilians being abused violently, taken in to custody, that means beatings, threats of electrical torture and finally threats to their wives  and family, a senior police officer said that the orders to do this came from the top, that means that the leadership all of them  should be arrested and put on trial, but of course the Russians will not allow it as it does not suit their plans, so they allow daily death and destruction, the Russians are the resonsible government allowing this death and destruction so should they not be put on trial for supporting the government of Syria?.

Afganistan

So our soldiers go out on patrol, to help the people, what do they get SHOT Dead by someone in a Police uniform, it is just not on, wives & children deprived of their dad's, I know that when you join up you take the chance that you just might geet killed, that though is never in your mind if it was you would go mad, the one thing you must have is the support of the people of the UK, you need this because without it you are lost, it is awfull that you never know your enemy, he might be behind you, to the left, to the right, or right in front, you are on a looser every which way you turn.

Banks

So  the CE of Barclays has gone, so what is this to me?, little or No interest at all, I am more concerned about just what goes on in the World today, so many children all over the World with little or no food especially in Africa, look at all the despots that rule this wounderful continent, but what happens Wars all over, many different Muslim groups trying to exert their wishes on every one, but there are others, just destroying everywhere, it is a crying shame that we the West cant stop this mayhem and save these people from death.