First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(25/07/2015 19:51)Dentonian Wrote:  There was an element of sarcasm in my comments, and I totally agree with you. Privatisation (and worse still, de-regulation) of public services always lead to "postcode lotteries", because privateers know some people don't have a choice. I've seen it today in the NHS' "competitive market", where different (often simple) functions can only be carried out at the Primary Care Centre that can do it "most efficiently". To hell with the customer/patient. You need your wound dressing changed safely? Certainly sir, its a 6 mile two bus journey, but we only open office hours, so you will have to finish work two hours early every other day until the wound has heeled. Luckily for me, after one unofficial training session, my brother is unsquemish (if there is such a word) and competent, so we've got round it. But what about patients with no able relatives?

I got your sarcasm Dentionan

I think we have all suffered as a result of the so called postcode lottery (not the winning one either). At the risk of taking the thread slightly off topic I was refused a routine treatment several years ago so ended up going private at a cost of £240. The treatment I recieved was top notch but the consultant informed me that he also worked at the MRI and had I had a M postcode and not a OL postcode I would certainly have received yhe treatment on the NHS.

Sad that buses seem to have gone the same way. If I was travelling on the 38 every day I'd be saving £3.50 a week, that's £14 a month! The more I think about it the more it really annoys me.