observer Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 A tax on the sick or rational financial management? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I'm with you on this one Obs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverlady54 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 In an ideal world, hospital parking would be free, but particularly in Warrington, I think people would prefer to pay something and have a hope of finding a space than have free parking for the entire Warrington workforce who would use it, making it impossible to find a space, as was the case before charging was brought in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Idea? Â For the valid hospital user who have appointments via a letter etc, maybe the letter should contain barcode that a car park entry system or kiosk can scan, entitling the user to get a reduced or refund on a parking space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 OR - you could get a lift, taxi or the bus?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 If it's a one off hospital appointment then I personally don't mind having to pay a small amount (not that it is small at the moment) Â I think it is very unfair though that family members of sick relatives who are in hospital for some time have to pay every time they visit them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I had my mother in law in hospital for several months and eventually we just stopped paying because most of the time we?d get in only to find her fast asleep and so more often than not, we were out again after about 5mins. Â A fairer system would be one that didn?t demand money up front but maybe issued a ticket that could only be validated in the wards (a bit like Asda) That way unauthorised parking would be minimised and people wouldn?t have the worry of getting clamped while visiting. Â Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Unless the rules have changed, if you are visiting for a week or so (maybe less) you can get your ticket stamped for the week. Check on the ward when you first visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 They stamp your ticket for sure but charge you ?13 for the privilage. Â Â Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Thieving bunch. It was free last time I did it. But I suppose if you get 7 days for ?13 it is cheaper, isn't it? Rather mercenary when you are their trying to raise the morale of THEIR patients. They should be paying the visitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Presumably thats per 'car' rather than a 'family' concession too  Guess people will pay whatever parking costs are imposed and will not question it someone they care about is in hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 how did we manage in the early 50s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Idea? For the valid hospital user who have appointments via a letter etc, maybe the letter should contain barcode that a car park entry system or kiosk can scan, entitling the user to get a reduced or refund on a parking space?  Best buy the hospital some new laser printers then. Have you seen print quality of the average appointment letter? You'd have no chance of getting a barcode printed like that to scan on anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I don't know Obs... how did you manage... I'm not that old  Apart from the fact that a lot of people didn't have cars of course. I presume that's what you are getting at  Of course medicine and hospitals were probably not as good in the 50's as they are today so sick people probably stayed at home and died a lot quicker..... resulting in family members not having to go far to visit them or having to go for very long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 how did we manage in the early 50s? Â We cought the bus or walked, lots more cars now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Not quite Diz; we had District Nurses visiting homes; kids being checked out medically at school and several types of hospital, from the General, Infirmary, Isolation, Convalescence to Mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Was it better in those days then Obs?  We still have district nurses these days but they aren't trained in diagnosing illness they are they are there to change dressings etc or check on patients... was it the same then?  As for school nurses weren't they only trained in nit identification. I remember ours at school 'nitty nora the bug explorer' and if she ever spotted one on anyone she'd go pale and freak out  The NHS these days seems to waste a lot of money on 'duplicate' staff. Any general trip to A&E proves this.  On arrival you take a ticket and wait.  Then once your numbers called you get booked in by reception who ask you what the problem is and types it into the 'system'.  Then you wait..... until your numbers called again.... when you see another person who asks the same questions and types the info into the same 'system'.  Then you go to another area where you wait again... and are finally assessed by a nurse....who then always needs a second opinion from a more qualfied doctor/person ?  You wait again ... maybe for an xray or maybe just be be told all is well !?!?  Normal turn around time is 4 HOURS regardless with more than 5 'professionals' involved!!!!  Not good really and no wonder it all costs so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 But weren't people a lot more hardy in those days? You either went in for a broken bone, tonsilitis or to die. there seem to be a lot more ailments these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Think visiting nurses did slightly more Diz, babies could be born at home them days: school health screening was slightly more than checking for nits and folk had all their jabs too! A&E is a joke cos they don't employ a triage system, with the top man seeing you FIRST, and assigning you to the relevent level of treatment - must be too much like work for a top consultant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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