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It was easier in Freemans day , no on line flak then

Oh Richard ,you really should get out more ,as should I. Terry

I think the bad press they get is actually because of the politicians and by the politicians. So much money gets wasted by t***s who have no backgrounds in medicine and are simply there to control budgets and create jobs where those jobs and titles weren't required 20-30 years ago, the money these people are earning could be better spent on the NHS itself. Anyway, hope all is well Pete......

I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't..................... - well, maybe I can sometimes.

Wishing a speedy recovery to you both, I think the frontline service when you get there is very good and is often superb in quality. It is my opinion that the administration side of things seems too cumbersome and as an indirect result affects the treatment of patients. I recently lost a close friend to a brain tumour, and some of the situations he encountered within the system were appalling, however it was more often that not a result of the administration behind the treatment. He found out he actually had cancer by receiving a referral letter to see an oncologist through the post prior to seeing the consultant for the results of his brain scan....mistakes like this just should not be allowed to happen in a modern system. In addition the care aspect of people who have to endure stays in hospital appears to be slipping, often due to reduced numbers, it is not the physical treatment that appears to be the issue, but the care aspect that is suffering. I also find it interesting to note that you mentioned private care, and inevitably this seems to be a benefit being taken up by a lot more people including where offered through the corporate companies etc. This must remove some people out of the system for routine treatment but yet does not seem to be making any difference in terms of burden on the system. The politicising of this system is painful and an issue that needs to be resolved, but I do fear that that the alternative will inevitably just breed more bureaucracy into the system.

I'd also recommend the Kurt Jaeger book, starts at 1871 and also has provincial mints in there but only goes up to the 1990s as far as i can see. Maybe the updated version goes more in depth, but this is more focused on the Kaiserreich (Gold-Silver) Weimar Republic, 3rd Reich and Bundesrepublik until the 90s./

When my mother was ill over the last couple of years of her life, the NHS in Glasgow was outstanding. I have nothing but praise for them. So were Glasgow social services. Having lived outside the UK for quite a long time, I do have experience of other health systems and specifically the Swiss and US systems. They all have their pros and cons and I don't plan to get into those here. But I don't think many Brits realise what great value the NHS represents compared to those other systems. The care you get is generally very good and you pay a lot less than either the Swiss or Americans for it. One problem with the NHS is that it is politicised and a great opportunity for politicians to score point and get media attention. So far too much time is spent looking for problems to highlight and saying good things about the NHS will always deliver poorer publicity than saying bad things. Best wishes to Dave and Pete for a rapid recovery.

I hope you soon get over whatever the problem was, Pete. I know from what you said on facebook that you've been through the mill with this injury, David. But as you and Pete quite rightly say, the NHS are absolutely brilliant. Their staff deal with crisis and underfunding on a daily basis. I don't often agree with Jeremy Corbyn, but he is spot on when he says the NHS should get an immediate cash injection. Funnily enough, I've just done a You Gov poll, which asked whether I would have any problem with the basic rate of Income Tax increasing from 20p to 21p to help the NHS, and whilst I would normally rail against any form of tax increase, I couldn't help but agree with that one. Although we could save quite a bit by imposing a 5 year moratorium on foreign aid.

I'll let you know of anything interesting when it arrives.

Looks like 4th head to me. 3rd head shillings have T of GRATIA directly to bead, 4th head are to the right of bead.

Let's just hope they don't lose it in Tahiti, because some metal detectorist in the future would have a hell of a job explaining how a Northumbrian styca found its way to the middle of the Pacific.

A newbie, the pictures do not do the toning justice....

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