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"I wish the government would stop bloody putting money into stupid stuff and start actually giving some money to the NHS… do we need another bloody submarine?"
"I think what needs addressing is home care in our community. I think it's absolutely shocking... it's three or four visits of 10 to 15 minutes a time. And it's not enough, it's not practical."
"The number of people who are just absolutely desperate for a chat or something just outside of their room...some kind of support while they're in there. Extra activities or just someone to go around and talk to people. I find that, especially with elderly people, they're much more likely to get a...read more
"I think social care is crumbling. I think services are woeful. And I think it's not the fault of anybody trying to provide them. If there's no emphasis on the small intervention, and the fact that people need people, rather than face less support. I think that things will only...read more
"The care [my mother’s] got now, she’s got to sell their home to pay for. Her and my dad worked all their lives. They'll have it taken away just to pay for her care."
"The support that I was previously accessing is no longer available because the funding has ended. I think it's really detrimental that lots of things seem to be on short budgets. It's one year or three year grants."
"The prevention of illness is more effective than trying to cure the illness itself. I think that if we could invest more resources into preventing the illness and educating people of a younger age about potential hazards, that would allow the health service to be more efficient in treating the...read more
"I think sometimes some of this lack of communication, or good communication, can come out of people who have been working shift after shift back-to-back. And not every patient is a nice patient. People working on a Friday and Saturday have to put up with some of the most horrific...read more
"It's worrying, obviously, the cost of it. Because more and more of us are living longer. And I was seeing on the telly recently, they were saying that if you have savings of more than £23,000 or £24,000 pounds, you are expected to look after yourself. Which is fine, but...read more
"When it comes to social care, I'd only want to acknowledge the amazing work that so many charities, including churches and faith groups of all sorts, do."
"I don't think it necessarily needs loads of extra money thrown at it. I think there's a lot of money wasted. There's huge inefficiencies everywhere."