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March by the people for the people to SAVE the NHS (Sept 6th 2014)
Campaign on going up to the gener I decided against this. That may be sound economics.

Aneurin Bevans NHS Principles
Society becomes more wholesome, more serene, and spiritually healthier, if it knows that its citizens have at the back of their consciousness the knowledge that not only themselves, but all their fellows, have access, when ill, to the best that medical skill can provide. But private charity and endowment, although inescapably essential at one time, cannot meet the cost of all this. If the job is to be done, the state must accept financial responsibility. When I was engaged in formulating the main principles of the British Health Service, I had to give careful study to various proposals for financing it, and as this aspect of the scheme is a matter of anxious discussion in many other parts of the world, it may be useful if I set down the main considerations that guided my choice. In the first place, what was to be its financial relationship with national insurance; should the health service be on an insurance basis? It had always seemed to me that a personal contributory basis was peculiarly inappropriate to a national health service. There is, for example, the question of the qualifying period. That is to say, so many contributions for this benefit, and so many more for additional benefits, until enough contributions are eventually paid to qualify the contributor for the full range of benefits.In the case of health treatment this would give rise to endless anomalies, quite apart from the administrative jungle which would be created. This is already the case in countries where people insure privately for operations as distinct from hospital or vice versa. Whatever may be said for it in private insurance, it would be out of place in a national scheme. Imagine a patient lying in hospital after an operation and ruefully reflecting that if the operation had been delayed another month he would have qualified for the operation benefit. Limited benefits for limited contributions ignore the overriding consideration that the full range of health machinery must be there in any case, independent of the patient’s right of free access to it. Where a patient claimed he could not afford treatment, an investigation would have to be made into his means, with all the personal humiliation and vexation involved. This scarcely provides the relaxed mental condition needed for a quick and full recovery. Of course there is always the right to refuse treatment to a person who cannot afford it. You can always ‘pass by on the other side’. It could not be worse morals. Some American friends tried hard to persuade me that one way out of the alleged dilemma of providing free health treatment for people able to afford to pay for it would be to ‘fix an income limit below which treatment would be free while those above, must pay. This makes the worst of all worlds. It still involves proof, with disadvantages I have already described. In addition it is exposed to lying and cheating and all sorts of insidious nepotism.

18/09/2025

FINALLY SOMEONES LISTENING!
Patients are waiting too long, doctors are stretched beyond safe limits, and the system is struggling to cope.

That is the stark warning from BMA Cymru Wales as it launches its Senedd 2026 manifesto, which outlines a plan to rebuild NHS Wales.

The manifesto, titled Health in our hands, calls for urgent action to address the pressures facing the health service.

Dr Iona Collins, chair of BMA Welsh Council, said: "Our NHS is at breaking point.

"This manifesto is our prescription for change.

"The collapse of the NHS is not inevitable, this is our plan to turn the tide, to restore the health service and protect the future of care in Wales."

The manifesto highlights record waiting lists, 'unsafe practices' such as corridor care, and a workforce crisis that is 'driving doctors away.'

It also calls for urgent action to retain Welsh-trained doctors, expand training opportunities, and address the root causes of burnout and under-resourcing.

The BMA is urging politicians to deliver fairer pay for doctors, prioritise patient safety, improving the nation’s health, and recruit and retain more doctors.

Dr Collins said: "These are not just the priorities of doctors—they are the foundations of a safe, effective and sustainable NHS.

"We stand ready to work with the next Welsh Government to deliver the change our patients need.

"The people of Wales cannot wait."

Patients are waiting too long, doctors are stretched beyond safe limits, and the system is struggling to cope says BMA Cymru Wales.

30/03/2025

Blaenau Gwent has the most disability claimants in UK

The analysis of 2022/23 government estimates by mobility experts at BMAS shows 19 per cent of the population in Blaenau Gwent claim disability benefits - the most in Wales and Great Britain.

This includes 2,408 claiming Attendance Allowance, 2,231 Disability Living Allowance, and 8,111 Personal Independence Payment.

Neath Port Talbot follows closely with 18.7 per cent of the population claiming disability benefits, and Merthyr Tydfil with 18.4 per cent.
Caerphilly and Torfaen complete the top five with 17.5 per cent and 16.5 per cent respectively.

At the other end of the scale, Monmouthshire and Cardiff have the lowest percentage of claimants, both at 10.9 per cent.

Amelia Hornsby from BMAS said: "Many people face challenges in their daily lives and having a disability, or needing support is nothing to be ashamed of.
https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/25000186.blaenau-gwent-disability-claimants-uk/
https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/25000186.blaenau-gwent-disability-claimants-uk/

Blaenau Gwent has the highest percentage of disability benefit claimants in Great Britain according to new research.

24/03/2025

Dangerous, degrading, dehumanising' Welsh hospitals shamed
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has demanded action saying its findings should 'shock and shame' the Welsh Government

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has demanded action saying its findings should 'shock and shame' the Welsh Government

23/02/2025

Council backs calls for public inquiry into firm running GP surgeries in Wales
One councillor, introducing the motion, called the situation a 'scandal of epic proportions'https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/council-backs-calls-public-inquiry-31054717?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawIoPmNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWU7NR_m0IRZtt1SxI_y5vjb1CnSPzAB2RgnouEisgU8oKoAcXR-_XJDpw_aem_h_OcdLKJSWdTw9gotBmw3w =1740164633

One councillor, introducing the motion, called the situation a 'scandal of epic proportions'

12/02/2025

29/01/2025

The disturbing picture was taken at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, where elderly patients, in particular, "looked fearful and confused" as the NHS crisis worsens

21/01/2025

Public urged to avoid hospitals due to virus spread
The NHS is urging people to stay away from hospitals unless absolutely necessary as it battles a major surge in cases of a globally-spreading virus - here's what you need to know

The NHS is urging people to stay away from hospitals unless absolutely necessary as it battles a major surge in cases of a globally-spreading virus - here's what you need to know

30/12/2024

More than 340 calls were waiting to be answered when the critical incident was declared.

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