| Morriston A&E 06:52 - Dec 7 with 5460 views | Boundy |
Currently into my 15th hour of waiting to see a doctor and the brains trust reckon when Prince Phillip A&E Morriston will be able to take up the slack , no drunks were hurt in the making of this post |  |
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| Morriston A&E on 18:37 - Dec 12 with 613 views | union_jack |
| Morriston A&E on 06:41 - Dec 11 by Scotia |
Health is devolved and Labour are in charge of spending the allocated cash, but until July the amount was controlled by the Tories in Westminster for 14 years. Austerity there is austerity here.
Westminster have now given a bit more, hopefully they'll put some pressure on the Senedd to remove universal free prescriptions too |
Why are you and some others so keen to see universal free prescriptions looked at. It’s one of the best initiatives to have come out of the WG in the years they’ve been bothering us.
The cost of delivering it is offset largely by the number of people who wouldn’t take the medicine prescribed if it cost because they can’t afford it. The result of that is a poorer health in Wales resulting in even more pressure on the NHS.
And if you say that it should be means tested, I can say with some confidence that the cost of administering that would cost probably as much as free prescriptions.
We get something good, something countries around the world would love to have, the envy of so many and people want it pulled. I despair sometimes! |  |
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| Morriston A&E on 18:44 - Dec 12 with 583 views | raynor94 |
| Morriston A&E on 18:37 - Dec 12 by union_jack |
Why are you and some others so keen to see universal free prescriptions looked at. It’s one of the best initiatives to have come out of the WG in the years they’ve been bothering us.
The cost of delivering it is offset largely by the number of people who wouldn’t take the medicine prescribed if it cost because they can’t afford it. The result of that is a poorer health in Wales resulting in even more pressure on the NHS.
And if you say that it should be means tested, I can say with some confidence that the cost of administering that would cost probably as much as free prescriptions.
We get something good, something countries around the world would love to have, the envy of so many and people want it pulled. I despair sometimes! |
Brilliant post, and superbly put over👍 |  |
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| Morriston A&E on 20:11 - Dec 12 with 538 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Morriston A&E on 18:37 - Dec 12 by union_jack |
Why are you and some others so keen to see universal free prescriptions looked at. It’s one of the best initiatives to have come out of the WG in the years they’ve been bothering us.
The cost of delivering it is offset largely by the number of people who wouldn’t take the medicine prescribed if it cost because they can’t afford it. The result of that is a poorer health in Wales resulting in even more pressure on the NHS.
And if you say that it should be means tested, I can say with some confidence that the cost of administering that would cost probably as much as free prescriptions.
We get something good, something countries around the world would love to have, the envy of so many and people want it pulled. I despair sometimes! |
These days the use of shared days between Government Departments should make some decision making and scheme administration easier. For example higher rate taxpayers could be exempt from free prescriptions by a simple matching process. |  |
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| Morriston A&E on 21:27 - Dec 12 with 508 views | union_jack |
| Morriston A&E on 20:11 - Dec 12 by JACKMANANDBOY |
These days the use of shared days between Government Departments should make some decision making and scheme administration easier. For example higher rate taxpayers could be exempt from free prescriptions by a simple matching process. |
The saving wouldn’t scratch the service. Why not have free medicine FOR ALL? It’s a good thing, it is! | |
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| Morriston A&E on 08:58 - Dec 13 with 395 views | Scotia |
| Morriston A&E on 18:37 - Dec 12 by union_jack |
Why are you and some others so keen to see universal free prescriptions looked at. It’s one of the best initiatives to have come out of the WG in the years they’ve been bothering us.
The cost of delivering it is offset largely by the number of people who wouldn’t take the medicine prescribed if it cost because they can’t afford it. The result of that is a poorer health in Wales resulting in even more pressure on the NHS.
And if you say that it should be means tested, I can say with some confidence that the cost of administering that would cost probably as much as free prescriptions.
We get something good, something countries around the world would love to have, the envy of so many and people want it pulled. I despair sometimes! |
Because there is a cost to it and every penny counts, no matter how small that cost is. There is a tiny cost to means testing as it's literally just ticking a box on the back of the prescription, some people will take advantage but not many. It would only take a quick computer script to be run between government departments to see if it was being abused, a handful of spot fines and it would pay for itself.
I genuinely don't believe that many people wouldn't pick up medicine and end up in hospital - that doesn't seem to happen in England, their NHS seems to perform better regarding patient outcomes, and the most vulnerable still get free prescriptions.
I picked up my first NHS presecription in years last week, for Naproxen, I'd never heard of it but it tunrs out I could have bought it in Boots for less than £5. I wonder why the NHS paid for it? In Englandf I bet the Dr would have said, "if I prescripe this it'll cost £10 ask for some in the pharmacy instead"
It is something good, but we simply can't afford it. | | | |
| Morriston A&E on 11:39 - Dec 13 with 334 views | union_jack |
| Morriston A&E on 08:58 - Dec 13 by Scotia |
Because there is a cost to it and every penny counts, no matter how small that cost is. There is a tiny cost to means testing as it's literally just ticking a box on the back of the prescription, some people will take advantage but not many. It would only take a quick computer script to be run between government departments to see if it was being abused, a handful of spot fines and it would pay for itself.
I genuinely don't believe that many people wouldn't pick up medicine and end up in hospital - that doesn't seem to happen in England, their NHS seems to perform better regarding patient outcomes, and the most vulnerable still get free prescriptions.
I picked up my first NHS presecription in years last week, for Naproxen, I'd never heard of it but it tunrs out I could have bought it in Boots for less than £5. I wonder why the NHS paid for it? In Englandf I bet the Dr would have said, "if I prescripe this it'll cost £10 ask for some in the pharmacy instead"
It is something good, but we simply can't afford it. |
People complain it’s take take take world we live in then we get something in return for all our taxes, something that is to EVERYONE’S benefit and people bleat we can’t afford it. I really think it is a marvellous thing and something we should ensure we can afford.
There are a plethora of initiatives that WG spend money in that could be cut or not implemented in the first place and they’ve been debated to death on this forum but free prescriptions for all shouldn’t be one of them. | |
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| Morriston A&E on 11:56 - Dec 14 with 205 views | AnotherJohn |
My wife just heard about another sad case from her friend. The latter's husband is a man in his 70s who has been unwell for some time. Yesterday his condition worsened and the wife called an ambulance at 6.00pm. Wife and sister in law waited up all night until the ambulance finally arrived at about 10.00 am this morning. The husband's condition in Morriston is presently unclear. I'm afraid this kind of thing simply should not be happening in a developed European healthcare system. [Post edited 14 Dec 11:57]
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| Morriston A&E on 14:37 - Dec 14 with 132 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
Remember when people got rushed to hospital? | |
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| Morriston A&E on 21:13 - Dec 14 with 70 views | Boundy |
| Morriston A&E on 14:37 - Dec 14 by JACKMANANDBOY |
Remember when people got rushed to hospital? |
I laugh when the ad providing guidance if someone's suspected of having a stroke and the acronym FAST is used . time to call 999 wtf for , to be told sorry the waiting time for an ambulance is next week . | |
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