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"The NHS is an absolutely amazing organization. We don't know how lucky we are. And that these are, you know, minor gripes in some respects... I think that when it comes to specific interventions needed under crisis, they're just amazing and perpetually amazing in the hardest of circumstances as well."
"I had a cousin who had Down's syndrome. And she was about 10 years older than me. And when my aunt died in the mid 90s, she had essentially scrimped and saved all her life to ensure that Ruth would be all right after she went. And Ruth was able to live at...read more
"We really, really need to protect the NHS. And I would very much like to congratulate it on its ability to deal with crises and palliative care with very, very high standards of nursing."
"I would say my experience of cancer care has been absolutely fantastic. Not just for myself, but also for my friends as well. And even, you know, when it comes to end of life care, everything has been absolutely amazing. It really has, I would say I can't thank the nurses and...read more
"The next doctor I saw was absolutely amazing. And he basically said, 'Look, I have 100% recovery rate with the patients that I work with. Let's partner up and beat this together. Because it is an illness and we can help you.'"
"I remember a few years ago my father had been in hospital. He'd lost his mobility. And he couldn't go back home and and live on his own. But, luckily, at that point he was able to get a place in an Intermediate Care establishment and he was there for a few...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."
"We use direct payments...it gives us the autonomy to recruit people who we think have a good relationship, a personalised relationship... It means that we feel dignified... And in our situation, it's far better than any care agency because of the flexibility, personalised relationships and because of the individualised training that...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."
"We're very lucky where we live that we have good access to surgery normality. But the fact that we have a surgery in our village once a week, which also serves all the local villages."
"We are dependent on our nurse practitioner on the island. So I'd like to keep that if I can."