NHS in decline

[Barry]

Oh and another thing - someone has suggested that everyone pay £8 per day while in hospital, 

That works out at £2,920 per year, which is a lot less than my bills at home, so I'm wondering when I can move in permanently.
I don't mind doing a bit of free portering while I'm there. 

[Scott777]

Maybe something to do with lockdown, mass testing and vaccination which cost quite a few quid.

[T00ts]

I had a letter a couple of days ago to say that a hospital test had been requested for me.

Back Story - I had a bit of an emergency and they ran tests. I saw the Specialist and he ordered more. Then Covid hit and all lines went dead. Eventually I heard that I could book the missing test and decided not to bother. It seemed a bit daft to have lived without a problem for just over 2 years to rock up again when they keep telling us they can't cope.
A while later after I had forgotten about it the specialist wrote to me honouring my decision and confirming what he had found which I already knew.

I rang the dedicated line back yesterday and after listening a great list of what I could and could not leave as a message I told them not to bother as I had been discharged. Yesterday I had 2 missed calls from the reply service - no message left.

So someone hasn't discharged me on the system. When are they going to become competent, sort out their IT system and stop wasting everyone's money?

Oh and another thing - someone has suggested that everyone pay £8 per day while in hospital, we pay for our GP appointments and everyone over 60 pay for prescriptions! It would be nice if we could just see a doctor when we needed one.