Abysmal NHS

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  • vikingqueen
    vikingqueen Scope Member Posts: 1,959 Championing

    Email the practice manager, I'm sure he/she can sort it for you.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,222 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/897952#Comment_897952

    II'm So sorry for you thats alot to deal with I really hope you hear soon x

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,300 Championing
    edited August 2024
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/898498#Comment_898498

    Believe it or not - my local hospital still uses FAX !

    They publish fax numbers on the website

    had I realised this earlier - I would have faxed them for updates - using https://faxzero.com/

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,742 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/900816#Comment_900816

    Blimey. The NHS had a deadline of 2020 to get rid of fax! I guess the pandemic delayed that, but doubt it'll last much longer.

    I wasn't aware that faxes could be sent from a modern PC so that is a very useful website. 🙂

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,713 Championing

    To be fair, I worked for a bank many, many years ago.

    Did you know cheques were meant to be completely phased out by 2018?

    These things just always get pushed back and back for various reasons.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,300 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/901051#Comment_901051

    Cheques are too useful to ever be phased out - how else would you pay an odd job man or similar - CASH ?

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,713 Championing
    edited August 2024

    The idea would be that everything would be done via electronic bank transfer or cash. The industry was fully set up to phase them out, but it was cancelled after a final consultation. From what I remember of the results there were strong concerns that a lot of the older generation would be disproportionately affected. As they still rely fairly heavily on cheques and are not used to using online/electronic banking. It would make them especially vulnerable to scams, as cheques at least have a clearing period where you can cancel them. The Faster Payments system, which is the most common method of electronic transfer, is near instant and it can be difficult to get money returned.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,300 Championing

    I finally received results of my CT scan from early June - in a letter from Colorectal on Tuesday.

    It says that the pain in my bowels is NOT "cancer/polyps" but is caused by L1 L2 L3 and L4 vertebra breaking down !!

    So it is all linked

    Next problem is trying to get Physio for my spine !!

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 2,996 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    HI @Wibbles. What a long journey this has been for you! I'm so happy that it isn't cancer 😊 I hope you can get a good physio quickly after everything you've been through.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,300 Championing

    I do have an option of using a Personal Trainer who I used to use for gym training - he's now a qualified physio - but I would have to pay…..

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 2,996 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Ah I see. Hopefully the NHS will sort one out for you but considering your whole debacle I won't hold my breath! Could your Personal Trainer be a short-term option? Just in case you're waiting a long time for the NHS?

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,222 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/901524#Comment_901524

    So glad your cancer free x

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,300 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/901638#Comment_901638

    So am I !

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,222 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/901659#Comment_901659

    Thats alot to go through rest your body and mind now I can imagine facing your own mortality noting really matters health is wealth

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