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"I just pray that my GP doesn't ever retire... I don't know how anyone else will deal with me. And I'm scared that they'll take my medication away."
"I think now we're at a point with the NHS where it's stretched to breaking point because it's had probably 10 to 15 years of underinvestment. And the cracks are showing. "
"[If] a family suddenly had to step in, which caused problems with their work, there just wasn't any help available whatsoever. Very sad, but that's the way it was. And I would phone 20 to 40 homes, trying to get help."
"My friend had an issue with migraines when we were at school. She used to get them really, really badly. She just had to be in bed all day. And when she went to the doctor, she got quite patronised by this male doctor. And he was telling her off...read more
"There was a time during Covid when [on] Thursdays people would just go out the door and we could clap at eight o'clock. That was just to say thank you to the NHS staff. Do you know how far that goes? [These] people work their heads off. They have never had...read more
"I think the NHS has been wonderful in that people receive high quality care in this country."
"Unless they fight, people don't get the services that they are entitled to on a statutory basis. The services are there, and the framework is there. But you have to fight to get them."
"If you look at the positive side of coronavirus, it's highlighted how much stuff you can do within the community, that is based on health and social care, but actually doesn't need to be done by the NHS. It can be done by people helping each other. And that's the...read more
"I have had mental health challenges, and still do every now and again. While my GP has been very compassionate, and has supplied the practical medication, I've never ever thought of accessing any sort of therapy on the NHS. I've done that privately. I'm fortunate to be in a position...read more
"For me, the most important thing with regards to the welfare of the health and social care workers is zero tolerance to violence and aggression. Because there's not a single day without being racially abused or physically abused. And nothing ever gets done about it. You report an incident to...read more