Happy 66Th Birthday Nhs

[kvalidir]

Happy Birthday to the NHS- 66 years ago the best thing that ever happened to the UK came into being. I enjoy great treatment for my type one diabetes and my thyroid problems. Do you love the NHS and what has it done for you?
xxx

[shaneystar2]

I was also an NHS baby . Few months older than 10CC.
Not had much to do with the NHS over the years luckily .Although these days they have been helpful with my arthritics.
The best thing they ever did for me was to save my husbands life .

[Baldric]

NHS has saved my life twice in 62 years, once in my 30's when a serious RTC ended my Career in The RM's, and again in '09 when I needed Heart Surgery (no H-A though) and they have given my OH a Professional Career going back to before we met, so 30 years +.
I think it's safe to say we like them!

[mazie]

Hi Shar... Have a look at this ......

https://donation.labour.org.uk/index.php/nhs-birthday/birthday.php?d=I+was+the+43%2C388%2C145th+baby+born+on+the+NHS

I was the 948,857th (Oh Dear !)

[quinie]

I think the NHS is marvellous-It's done a lot for me over the years.I've had great treatment for the last four years and will be getting more intensive treatment very soon.One daughter has had a successful kidney transplant and the other just had a cataract removed from both eyes so yes I agree with you 100%,kvalidir.

[kvalidir]

Oh wow Mazie I'm # 33,605,376th, that's so cool.
It's so nice to hear everyone's praise of the NHS because I think it does catch a lot of flack when it tragically gets things wrong, which is sadly inevitable with the amount of people treated. I've never had any family member not praise it to the skies and lots of people i love certainly wouldn't be here without it.

[Baldric]

10CS, getting on for 20 years when RTC happened,
(but that's life, it happens!)

[Baldric]

Thanks for the thought, not a Hero though, you do what you have to do to get the job done,
(sorry Shar)

[RATTER15]

The NHS is not perfect by any stretch but the treatment Carakeel has received in the last couple weeks from Hereford County Hospital has been second to none. If it wasn't for the NHS I doubt very much she would still be walking.

[kvalidir]

My Grandad is being treated by Hereford RATTER - aint they epic? They've done wonders for him:)

[marval]

Happy birthday NHS I have had very good treatment from them.

I was the 1,858,709th baby.

[Mosaic]

My eldest brother was pre-NHS, all the rest (so very many) of us were courtesy of NHS. He suffered terribly with chest trouble from the year of his birth, which was treated by rubbing his chest with wintergreen as going to the doctor cost. He still had chest trouble as a young adult. The rest of us enjoyed rude health. The NHS have just delivered my beautiful first grandchild, prematurely, in a brand-new specially built unit that was eye-wateringly gorgeous, with well-trained, caring and competent staff.
The right-wing revolution of the 19080s was designed to make us afraid - afraid of poverty, afraid of unemployment, afraid of speaking out against injustice. The last bastion of this is to make good health the privilege of those with money. Living in an area noticeably short of this, I urge that the privatisation of healthcare should be resisted to the last barricade. That isn't to say that changes can't be made, for example sacking overpaid managers in suits who think they are Alan Sugar incarnate.

[Psybbo]

Happy birthday NHS, best in the world, long may you remain

[boxtops]

I was born just before the NHS - private nursing home paid for by my dad, as happened in those days. I have hope but not much optimism that it will continue in its intention for care to be free at the point of delivery - there are no many more of us now, so many older people with comorbidities, babies who would have died survive. Great for the individuals, but a huge strain on the already very stretched budgets and staff. I don't know how it can go on as it is. When it started, it was envisaged that the NHS might not last long because everyone would get healthy and it wouldn't be needed all the time....

[Mosaic]

That's a fascinating point Boxie. And just think of all the other aspects of society that have transformed - nobody used to live much after 65, now we have many older citizens. Full employment was taken for granted - now graduates queue for mcjobs on zero-hour minimum-wage contracts. It's all a bit sad.

[Sqad]

Disappointing birthday for the NHS, only 8 happy birthdays and even the most seclusive ABer gets more than that.

However, there may be more to come today.

[Bbbananas]

Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians.

But I work for the NHS (as a Minion Chief) and all things considered I think it is a fantastic institution with some fabulous people. Long live the NHS, we are extremely lucky to have it in our country.