tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post4791252025406123842..comments2024-02-02T10:29:34.789+00:00Comments on A Conservative's blog: Hewitt having a laugh over NHS!Benedict Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-90088032738696797522007-04-05T14:58:00.000+01:002007-04-05T14:58:00.000+01:00ChrisD, many thanks. Yes there are large problems ...ChrisD, many thanks. Yes there are large problems created by silly medling.<BR/><BR/>I will have a look at that article as well.Benedict Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-22966228797910030222007-04-05T14:50:00.000+01:002007-04-05T14:50:00.000+01:00PS, I forgot to mention that there also seems to b...PS, I forgot to mention that there also seems to be a problem with many women particularly first time mums being "encouraged" to leave hospital early. They complain of not enough support at home because of a lack of district midwives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-47646986619055392812007-04-05T14:42:00.000+01:002007-04-05T14:42:00.000+01:00Benedict NHS blog has a good article on this and h...Benedict NHS blog has a good article on this and he seems to agree with my view of why home births are now being pushed.<BR/>"Hewitt is pushing women towards home-deliveries. She marches under the banner of "choice" but the real agenda is cost-cutting."<BR/>http://nhsblogdoc.blogspot.com/<BR/>Sadly I think that she is being helped by the amount of women who now have a poor experience in hospital because we don't seem to have enough midwives, never mind available for home births.<BR/>Also will Hewitt be providing a fast response team from the local maternity hospital in case of emergencies?<BR/>Having a hospital/home birth according to the neatly laid out birthing plan of the mother is great, but not having the appropriate medical staff and equipment nearby when things go wrong is dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-32022187969005611742007-04-04T12:55:00.000+01:002007-04-04T12:55:00.000+01:00Maggie Thatcher Fan, Which hospital was that? (you...Maggie Thatcher Fan, Which hospital was that? (you can email me if you like.)Benedict Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-43546881626246122682007-04-04T12:50:00.000+01:002007-04-04T12:50:00.000+01:00Benedict, I would be terrified of going into hospi...Benedict, I would be terrified of going into hospital, the last time I went into one to visit my mother in law(bad enough I know), The windows were filthy, there was dust everywhere, but the floors were clean.<BR/>It is typical incidentally of NEW Lab offering something that isn't remotely attainable in the near future. It's purely an aspiration spun as policy, like everything else that is New Lab.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-51477940753449557722007-04-04T00:57:00.000+01:002007-04-04T00:57:00.000+01:00Anonymous, I always like someone who looks on the ...Anonymous, I always like someone who looks on the bright side of life, but I fear you take it too far ;)Benedict Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-31497057096862518892007-04-03T21:37:00.000+01:002007-04-03T21:37:00.000+01:00less chance of getting MRSA...????less chance of getting MRSA...????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com