David Craig, on September 3rd, 2025Thursday/Friday blog
About 5 months ago I had some health issues. Actually, I didn’t know I had some health issues. But I had been doing too much exercise and strained a shoulder muscle. So I wondered if I should get some kind of anti-inflammatory medicine. I knew that there was no chance of seeing a NHS GP. Moreover, even if I did miraculously get an appointment at my GP surgery, it’s almost certain that I would be seen by a nurse or a paramedic pretending to be a doctor. So I felt there was no option but to go and see a private GP. Cost (No Health Service tax) about £100 if I remember correctly. Being a real doctor, this GP noticed that I might have some issues with my heart and recommended I see a cardiologist.
The waiting time to see a No Health Service cardiologist was a few months, so I paid to see a private cardiologist. Cost (No Health Service tax) about £250. He recommended some tests. Waiting time for our No Health Service was several months. So, I had the tests done at a private hospital. Cost (more No Health Service tax) over £600. Next I needed a CT scan. But (you guessed it) waiting time for our No Health Service was tyhe usual several months. Ergo, I paid for a private scan. More No Health Service tax of hundreds of pounds. Then another appointment with the cardiologist. Yet more No Health Service tax. The cardiologist recommended an angiogram with angiolasty (possible stent). That would have cost thousands so I enquired about having this done by our NHS (Non-existent Health Service). As the waiting time for the angiogram was ‘only’ 10-12 weeks, I decided to have this done on our NHS (Non-existent Health Service).
The angiogram couldn’t find any problems in spite of the CT scan identifying serious artery blockages. So, now I need to see a respiratory/thoracic consultant. NHS (Non-existent Health Service) waiting time is about 5 months. That means I’ll have to pay even more NHS (No Health Service) tax. That’ll be £300 for the first appointment and then probably a couple of thousand for various tests and x-rays plus hundreds of pounds more for further consultations with the respiratory/thoracic specialist.
Our NHS (which is the envy of the world) and which is ‘free for us all’ is probably wonderful if you don’t die while on an interminable waiting list. But, if you don’t want to risk popping you clogs while waiting for the NHS to deign to treat you, you end up paying an awful lot of money in our NHS (No Health Service) tax.
Oh, and while I’m being bankrupted while trying to avoid dying, I noticed that our useless excuse for a health service is still busy using our tax money to hire even more DIE (Diversity, Inclusion and Equality) wastes-of-skin:
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Last year I was prescribed 3 x months of folic acid. I went to the Surgery pharmacy and parted with my £9.90 and was given a months worth and advised to come back next month for the second months supply. This I did, and they wanted another £9.90. I said I had already paid for it with month 1. They said that I have to pay again for this new month, I pointed out it was 1 x 3 month supply not 3 x 1 month supply. They wouldn’t back down to I told them to shove it. The amount of people in the UK who get free meds is growing and the amount of people who pay is getting smaller so we have to further subsidise the free loaders. ( freeloaders not meaning those who cant pay genuinely )