I think resources are too stretched
"There's no care there at all, from the people that own the company. It's all about this being a market for making a shedload of money. And that is what it's about. Thankfully, the people that are actually there right at the bottom of the chain, the carers... I don't...read more
"It's about caring. And it turns a lot of things on its head. But until society's happier to spend some of their hard earned money through taxes to make the services work for us. It's us today, but it could be them tomorrow. "
"We're dealing with significant levels of mental health issues amongst young people. And there is without any shadow of doubt, nothing like enough to go around. There's no question about that."
"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'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
"There are stories of incredible amounts of waste or financial mismanagement, where you’re paying £50 for a light bulb or £30 for a box of Puracy, that you can get for 40 pence. There are issues of financial mismanagement or financial waste that, if addressed, could transform our NHS and...read more
"The NHS might be funded. There are parts of it where you pay bit, but the majority is funded. Social Care is not. Some of it, a very small portion is funded. But most people when they're going to care homes, they fund themselves. My mother pays £4,300 per month...read more
"I've now got something that works for me social care wise, but they wanted to charge me £200 a week for a basic wash. "
"There are people in the NHS who are wasting money on things that shouldn't be. That's the same in any organisation, but you seem to get a lot of bad eggs, and people not doing their jobs efficiently at all levels. "
"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."
"I was actually told this by my senior manager. It is cheaper to provide emergency care for someone who is having mental health crisis than to provide support for their early onset or even just for the social aspect of their life."