“My elderly step mother ask for her local GP to visit her due to a medical problem. He failed to turn up so her husband rang again. A locum turned up, had no medical records for her, took one look, and sent for an ambulance.
The ambulance arrived and the doctor went somewhere else. The medics put her into their vehicle but the engine failed. Because there was no other ambulance available, the crew radioed in for a mechanic who came later to deal with the problem. This was while my step mother was inside the ambulance.
They took her to A and E at the hospital and left her to be seen.
She was still in her night dress and was not seen for a couple of hours despite the emergency and being 86 years old.
When she was seen ,the doctor took one look at her, decided that she was OK, and told her to go home.
She was left bewildered and confused of what to do.
She was advised to ring a neighbour to be picked up from hospital as all of the ambulances were being used elswhere.
When she eventually returned home, her husband ask what treatment she received and she said nothing.
Two days later, she was rushed to hospital with breathing problems but this time was admitted and is on oxygen. She is still there.
Who cares about the old folk anymore when they become ill.
Doctors don't visit - you have to go to them because they won't come to you (beyond three score years and ten)!
This happened in Westen Super Mare last week.”

“Wonder how many other mis facts you are going to use? I'll say this one last time, and hopefuly those who can't read can get a friend to explain it, the NHS do not give free treatment to people from other countries. We have a reciprical agreement with the EU so it balances out and we often claim payment from the country of origin. This is the case with people coming from overseas who are not within the EU. Believe me as I work with the chap whose job it is to do this.
As for migrants taking everything, that is your own view but has nothing to do with the NHS.”

“"Not rocket science is it and there is a social work base at LCH already. Sorted, what's the problem? "

An under funded and clapped out Social Services, which is also badly run ...
Thats the problem.....”

“The obvious answer to this issue then is to have a Social Worker based in A&E for the "social problems"

Not rocket science is it and there is a social work base at LCH already. Sorted, what's the problem?”

“What about the migrants that come here and after a couple of months bring their children over that need very expensive surgery. I suspect this costs more than the migrants that 'don't use the service before they leave' put in!!!

I know of 2 cases of Lincoln migrants where they have purposefuly brought their children over to have treatment that costs in excess of £50,000!!! Cleft Pallet & Hole in the Heart. They weren't indured in their own country and so came here, worked for a few months, then brought their children over and went part time!!!

I get tired of all the 'they put in before they get the benefit' claims on here.

I have put in for 17 years and am watching it all disappear so that migrants can come, moan about Britain, Get their kids sorted out and then go home to their own country.

AC”