I am now out of Hospital
after having my left knee replaced, so I now have 2 replacement Knees and
replacement hip. Judo/Sambo has been good to me as the wife’s says God doesn’t
pay his debts in money. Would I do Judo/Sambo all over again? YES, I have travelled
to 40 different countries won World-class medals, where would I have done that
if it weren’t for Judo/Sambo. Have to admit this knee was a lot more painful
then the last one I had done about 6 years ago, 6 days on I am still in pain.
John reckons it is because I am getting old and have become soft
Yet I do get annoyed when the
left wing organisations like 38 Degrees who try and pretend they are an
independent body and start the normal rant
about how the Government doesn’t care about the NHS and their only
answer is to throw more money at this Cash Cow. What the NHS needs is be more
efficient, he needs to cut back on non medical staff i.e. the men and women in
suits, it needs to look at wages of these people and senior Doctors and
consultants, it needs to look NHS tourists i.e. people coming from other
counties using our system and then not paying. The NHS needs a good overhaul
and if that means privatising some parts of it so be it, Left wing dinosaurs
like 38 Degrees need stop thinking we are in the 1950's, if we listen to them and their socialist nonsense the NHS will collapse.
My own experience is an
example of how inefficient the NHS is in September 2014 I was told I would
require a knee replacement and this would be done in January 2015 so I prepared
my whole year around that that date, I am President of Two Grappling
organisation and needed to travel for Events. Remember you should not fly for
three months after a major operation. Soon after seeing the surgeon I received
a letter confirming what he said, then in early November I received another
letter stating that surgeon had left and would I mind a locum which I agreed
to. By the end of December I received no communication from the NHS so then the
phone calls started and all I got was an answer machine by now we are in to January
it was only when I made a formal complaint that I got answers. It seems the locum
was not starting till January 18th and had to see 80 people before
me and the had arranged a Pre opp session on February 24th, I then
asked the obvious question when will it be I was told there 80 people before me
and they only do 3 a week if that was the case, I would have to wait till July
So my only other option was
to go private which I did at the Spire Alexander Walderslade. This was a
marvellous hospital, kind nurses and staff, senior medical staff that actually
talked to you as a human being rather then a slab of meat, no wards here you
had your own room. Obviously this comes at a cost £10,500 to be exact and as
someone who saved all his life and paid Income Tax and NI I resented having to
pay but it was something I needed to do. Interestingly enough the Hospital was
doing some refurbishment, I complained to a Manager that I was unhappy about
the drilling etc. with in ½ hour I was given £1000 compensation. NOW WOULD THAT
HAVE Happened in the NHS NO!
Below is some propaganda from 38 Degrees they continue to send this rubbish
Dear Martin,
At 11am on Saturday 28th February, thousands
of 38 Degrees members are coming together in town centres across England to
stand up for our NHS.
This government has pushed our NHS to breaking
point: selling parts off to private companies and cutting funding in important
areas. [1]
NHS doctors and experts over the last few
weeks have made one thing clear: if we want an NHS after May’s general
election, we need to be campaigning now. [2] Together, we can run a huge campaign over the next two months
- with a simple message to MP candidates everywhere: ‘Save our NHS’.
In two weeks' time, 38 Degrees members are
meeting on high streets to gather thousands of signatures on local ‘Save our
NHS’ petitions. We'll remind
people that our NHS is a precious, life-saving service - and ask them to join
us in saying no to cuts and privatisation.
Once you RSVP you’ll be able to chat to other
38 Degrees members in Sittingbourne and Sheppey, and talk about your plans for the
day. You’ll also be sent a
parcel with everything you need to make the day a success - petition sheets,
leaflets and more!
Can you come along and help gather signatures
for your local ‘Save our NHS' petition?
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-nhs-day
As the election draws near, your local petition
will be delivered to each and every candidate who wants to win our votes.
Together we can make sure every politician in every constituency knows that if
they intend to run down or sell off our health service, they've got a fight on
their hands.
Click here to RSVP and register for your
pack:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-nhs-day
We need the NHS at our best and worst moments in
life. It belongs to all of us and we’re all proud of it. Helping get
more signatures on the petition in Sittingbourne and Sheppey would be
a massive boost to our nationwide push to protect our NHS for future
generations.
Please RSVP today, so 38 Degrees members in
Sittingbourne and Sheppey can collect as many signatures as possible:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-nhs-day
Thanks for being involved and see you on the
streets,
Rachel, Nat, Blanche and the 38 Degrees team
PS: There’s a lot going on at the moment, 38
Degrees members are meeting up in our communities like never before! Following
on from our big election survey, we’re meeting up to discuss the results and
plan actions together. If you’d like to see if there’s an election event near
you click here:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-nhs-day