Had to share this again when explaining a point, but politicians know of and manipulate your emotional relationship to the NHS, and that will be why it gets further hollowed out this parliament:https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/01/national-health-service-labour-party-hospitals …
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If you aren’t chronically ill/disabled, or need mental health care; aren’t an employee; don’t know someone who/hasn’t needed acute treatment, cheerily saying “This whole thing’s free, don’t be ungrateful!” is the health equivalent of those hated “Keep Calm & Carry On” posters.
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My care has gotten considerably worse since the Tories came in. New Labour shafter the NHS with PFI that helped bankers and screwed us. Nurses, doctors, and students, deserve better pay and conditions and not to be overworked.
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Most countries in Europe have public healthcare systems, we should be more open about what we’d like to see done better than this Hovis advert mawkishness. It’s a workplace, it’s a huge employer, it’s still outsourcing far too much, and it’s fine to be critical of the NHS!
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Also, shout out the research project dozens of unpaid volunteers @peter_nhs* is working on, recording hugely diverse experiences of an enormous institution that employs, treats, saves, and tries to improve the lives of millions of us. *he can share best details.
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