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The point I'm making is that you claimed other systems are far superior yet the NHS still ranks highly. Perhaps if we spent the same % of GDP on our health service as other nations do then the NHS would be deemed better than it is perceived. If you look at 2019, ie pre pandemic, compared to...

Far Superior!! That's a bold claim. In 2014, the Washington based Commonwealth Fund juddged the NHS to be the best in the World and again in 2017.

Where the hell do you get your statistics? Population of the Uk is 67m and was 57m around the mid 90s. That's getting on for 30 years to grow 10m, not the last decade. Finally, great idea, let those that are sick and can't work not get the treatment they need. The right wing are well and...

And what would have happened without lockdowns. Where I agree with some is that they were late and not enforced. As for masks, it's about not spreading the virus rather than preventing you catching. I assume you were aware of that. If not, perhaps next time you have surgery, tell the...

Lol. The problem is that people like you think no one should have had a vaccination, there shouldn't have been any lockdowns and masks were a waste of time and didn't stop anything.

And would they all join the same queue for treatment? I doubt it.

Again, all bolloxs. I can counteract that with my anecdotal evidence that after four jabs I've had absolutely no reaction. But that isn't scientific evidence, as isn't anecdotal crap on facebook etc etc. I had covid last Dec with no symptoms yet had it again in August with high temp and...

Would an insurance based system work better? Run and financed properly the NHS would work but that's impossible when those making the decisions don't want it to work. In the US there are millions that can't afford insurance.

Seems a bit odd as the Who report, as reported by Big Issue, claims we are spending £3615 per person. However, using the higher budget of £157b and a pop. of 67m that's about £2315 per person!!! Not sure what other costs the have included to get the higher figure!!

Problem is the term nurse covers a hell of a lot. You can have a specialist nurse in ICU for example that needs to know how to set up and run ventilators and all sorts of technical equipment as well as correct doseages etc. Do you think it economical to train people to do that and then have...

I was assuming your post was anti vaccine hence my comments. I know some anti vaxers who baulked at the covid vaccine but thought nothing of a vaccine that allows them to travel to certain countries.!!!

Bank nurses tend to be existing nurses working extra hours and doing bank shifts. As for student nurses, if they were working at the nightingales, they then weren't doing their various rotations at existing hospitals leaving a shortfall there! Can't comment on military medics as I have no idea...

I think you'll find the role of the nurse has changed hence the degree status. You now have Health Care Assistants that perform the more mundane (but important) roles like washing patients, feeding them etc etc. As Dazzer6666 states, nurse training should not lead to a poorly paid nurse...

The point is that, unfortunately, you need the paperwork in most cases as it can be evidence against a negligence claim, ie protecting the medic. I'd stand by my comment re audio notes been far slower for the next person to scan through. It would of course be quicker for the person producing...

In reality, it shouldn't matter which GP you actually see as with adequate access to notes any GP should be able to diagnose and prescribe where necessary.

Rubbish. No vindication whatsoever.

Regarding your first point, how do you then deal with situations when people have suffered or died due to actual negligence. It's easy for your sons to say they could deal with twice as many but they still need to record what treatments etc have been given. You could apply that to all walks of...

You are Jeremy Hunt and I claim my prize.

The first big step will be a pay rise. Secondly, sort out social care so you get rid of the bed blockers. As for the case cited by the OP, I going to make the assumption that she didn't chose to live like that. It's probably the culmination of events in her life, lack of the right support etc...