Health and care
"I've had postnatal depression as well. And especially when I had it with the twins, it took me a year to actually get some help. And to get some medication for it. Because my GP wasn't listening to me and neither was my home visitor."
"When you're used to a particular person handling you, you have confidence and trust. But when they say ‘You know what, my time is up and I’m going to pass you on to this next person’ you’re like ‘Oh no, first of all, I’m a minority. Secondly, how is this...read more
"The minute you hit 60, the NHS starts treating you like you're a problem. Whether you've got issues or you haven't got issues, they are the experts, you don't know anything and you have to have things done to you. And I think that's a real issue for a lot...read more
"The NHS has to commission if they want to offer a service, I think they have to actually put in a bid in to offer that service. And then if it is not successful, for whatever reasons, it will go to the private company. And that's what happened to the...read more
"I'd like to see more money available locally, so that GP surgeries can be suitably resourced. So that there aren’t long waiting lists, and so that interventions can happen sooner. So that we're not having to wait till it's an emergency."
"We do the care, we look after the residents that come into the place, but we’re under that much strain. We’re undervalued, you know. It's that ‘you get this and then I’m out.’ There's only so much money spent on personal care and it’s all you can do. It’s all...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."
"We had a meeting and someone from Social Services came. It was an opportunity for us to bring up our fears of growing older and what our care would look like. What we all agreed was there needed to be a special residential home for deaf people. And what’s happened...read more
"I’m battling with our county council at the moment over care charging. I feel devastated and shattered, basically."
"I lost loads of faith of even being listened to about my own body.With regards to my bladder, even though I had interstitial cystitis, the consultant told me that I wasn't aware of what was happening in my body. [That] I I wasn't, in fact, incontinent. I'd mistaken my own...read more
"“So it's quite a new role in that I'm supporting a family member. You know, I sometimes struggle and wonder where to turn to really. I think that there are gaps for somebody just to listen to your own personal story and direct you a little bit. Because everyone's different."
"The attitude of the healthcare staff we have met has always been wonderful. Very kind and caring. They listen to us and take the time to get all the information. When the ambulance service came to us a couple of times the medics were so helpful and patient as well...read more