Hi,
not been on here long time now, due to the new arrival !
Little Baby boy, 5pounds 10 ! 4 days old now,
but a bit peed of with NHS,
local surgery refused to make an appointment for him yesterday when he was 3 days old, after a rash appeared on his body, even the midwife who was visiting at the time spoke to them and gave her concerns but still no appointmnent, all becuase he was not registered, well that would be the case 3 days after being born,
spoke to another midwife today who said there should have made an appointment under my wifes name, and this happened last time with our other son.
we ended up having to go the hospital couple miles away and waited 3 hurs to see a doctor !
really peed off, and have contacted solicitors to get some advice, you could class this as medical negligence,
what do you think?
So happy with the new baby and 2 weeks of work as well due to partinity !
Full Version: New Baby, Rubbish Nhs !
CONGRATULATIONS on the the new arrival 
Sorry to hear about your probs and hope all is well with your little one
Sorry to hear about your probs and hope all is well with your little one
Congratulations mate,
Dont think you'll get far with a solicitor though.
Hope all is well though
Stav
Dont think you'll get far with a solicitor though.
Hope all is well though
Stav
congratulations
as much as we all think the NHS is bad , in reality it is superb, remember you will be feeling very emotional and protective towards your new baby, the surgery's, midwife's, doctors and nurses see them day in day out, if they were concerned or thought any thing was untoward, i am 100% sure that your baby would have received the best attention possible, immediately
what was the problem, obviously not that life threatening or I am sure you wouldn't have waited 3 hours, nor would they have let you wait 3 hours
the quickest way to get medical attention is to ring an ambulance, if your midwife had any major concern she would have rung them
so stop worrying and having gripes with the NHS and go and enjoy your new baby
as much as we all think the NHS is bad , in reality it is superb, remember you will be feeling very emotional and protective towards your new baby, the surgery's, midwife's, doctors and nurses see them day in day out, if they were concerned or thought any thing was untoward, i am 100% sure that your baby would have received the best attention possible, immediately
what was the problem, obviously not that life threatening or I am sure you wouldn't have waited 3 hours, nor would they have let you wait 3 hours
the quickest way to get medical attention is to ring an ambulance, if your midwife had any major concern she would have rung them
so stop worrying and having gripes with the NHS and go and enjoy your new baby
congratulations
Congratulations on the new Baby. All the best!!
QUOTE(Saraj @ Oct 12 2008, 02:03 PM) 
Hi,
not been on here long time now, due to the new arrival !
Little Baby boy, 5pounds 10 ! 4 days old now,
but a bit peed of with NHS,
local surgery refused to make an appointment for him yesterday when he was 3 days old, after a rash appeared on his body, even the midwife who was visiting at the time spoke to them and gave her concerns but still no appointmnent, all becuase he was not registered, well that would be the case 3 days after being born,
spoke to another midwife today who said there should have made an appointment under my wifes name, and this happened last time with our other son.
we ended up having to go the hospital couple miles away and waited 3 hurs to see a doctor !
really peed off, and have contacted solicitors to get some advice, you could class this as medical negligence,
what do you think?
So happy with the new baby and 2 weeks of work as well due to partinity !
not been on here long time now, due to the new arrival !
Little Baby boy, 5pounds 10 ! 4 days old now,
but a bit peed of with NHS,
local surgery refused to make an appointment for him yesterday when he was 3 days old, after a rash appeared on his body, even the midwife who was visiting at the time spoke to them and gave her concerns but still no appointmnent, all becuase he was not registered, well that would be the case 3 days after being born,
spoke to another midwife today who said there should have made an appointment under my wifes name, and this happened last time with our other son.
we ended up having to go the hospital couple miles away and waited 3 hurs to see a doctor !
really peed off, and have contacted solicitors to get some advice, you could class this as medical negligence,
what do you think?
So happy with the new baby and 2 weeks of work as well due to partinity !
why the solicitor.
surely a letter of complaint would suffice
You are lucky to live in a country with NHS
Most other countries you would be paying for treatment. As Bazza says had it been "urgent or life threatening" you would have been dealt with sooner.
Letters to solicitors and complaints only add pressure to the NHS and cost money.
Enjoy the new addition to your family and be thankful that the emergency services are only a free phonecall away when you need them most.
Obviously the baby is fine (I am glad) so it was not an emergency. Iv'e been stuck in traffic jams for more than 3 hours so it really is not a big deal.
Most other countries you would be paying for treatment. As Bazza says had it been "urgent or life threatening" you would have been dealt with sooner.
Letters to solicitors and complaints only add pressure to the NHS and cost money.
Enjoy the new addition to your family and be thankful that the emergency services are only a free phonecall away when you need them most.
Obviously the baby is fine (I am glad) so it was not an emergency. Iv'e been stuck in traffic jams for more than 3 hours so it really is not a big deal.
Congratulations to you and yours
Congratulations!
Congratulations! All the best mate.
Btw, what's partinity?
Btw, what's partinity?
Congratulations on yor new arrival
QUOTE(maneesh @ Oct 14 2008, 10:42 PM)
Congratulations! All the best mate.
Btw, what's partinity?
Btw, what's partinity?
same as matinity, but for men and you don't get paid as much (£117 a week i think, i've got it coming up sometime in next 6 weeks
)congratulations
QUOTE(John Lawley @ Oct 16 2008, 04:07 AM)
QUOTE(maneesh @ Oct 14 2008, 10:42 PM)
Congratulations! All the best mate.
Btw, what's partinity?
Btw, what's partinity?
same as matinity, but for men and you don't get paid as much (£117 a week i think, i've got it coming up sometime in next 6 weeks
)congratulations
Oh, I thought it was an additional benefit over and above paternity leave. My bad.
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