Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHS
John Spashett
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Comment on: 'NHS shouldn’t be safety net for irresponsible cosmetic clinics'
The argument from the point of view of sales law could be quite a dangerous one. For example, if the contract the individual signed with the clinic basically said 'you do this at your own risk. The devices is CE marked and will be properly inserted but there's always a chance of leakage and in that case you will have to seek further treament not covered by the initial expenditure' Then the sales law argument becomes very weak. You then have individuals who are becoming ill and who should be treated by the NHS. I suspect an argument from a moral viewpoint might be better founded.
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Comment on: Midwifery leader expresses concern at 'foetus parties' trend
The original article is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16223121 It strikes me that the article is valid in it's observations about the increasing severity of trauma in the event of a future issue. I am concerned by what I interpret as a judgemental aspect to the writing. As if mothers shouldnt be excitedly showing people their scans because they were initially generated by a medical procedure. I agree that the scans shouldnt be done simply to enable them to be shown off but if they are done for a valid reason can we really judge expectant mothers for sharing them with friends and family? It seems to raise issues of whether medical professionals should be allowed to interfere into these womens lives outside that of the professional sphere as well as if it is morally correct for them to be acting in this way. Good talking point.
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Comment on: 'You can hand out packets of cornflakes - but not dignity'
I thoroughly agrre with Mark and Tinkerbell (I wasnt expecting to be saying that this morning). Is this any different to the task shuffling agenda setting merry-go-round that we have seen in the past?
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Comment on: 'Nothing happens at the weekend'
I've had a fair bit of experience from a patients or relative of a patients viewpoint. I have never felt that the nursing staff were taking an 'its only the weekend' attitude and I applaud them for it. I have, however, regularly experienced a lack of doctors, surgeons. and other basic support services that have led to (sometimes critical) care being delayed or even put off entirely until the monday. That, I feel, is unforgivable but I also recognise it is not the fault of the nurses who are so often left to carry the can.
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Comment on: Does mental health nursing have a place in primary care?
As a past service user who had to put up with extremely long waiting times whilst in a desperate psychological state I would have to say that any steps that can bring assessment and meaningful treatment closer would have to be welcome. That being said I would want all treatment offerings, regardless of the supplier, to be assessed for effectiveness of outcome and non-performing programmes modified or even stopped.
