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I remember when they tried to close A&E at my parents' local hospital (Stoke Mandeville). They were proposing to make people drive to High Wycombe, 20 odd miles away - ridiculous. Everyone locally knew it was a slow road - narrow, winding and only 2 places to overtake safely - and yet they believed it wouldn't impact people's health?

Luckily for them it was re-thought, although Mum says now there are rumours that Wycombe A&E will close and patients be redirected to Mandeville....!

I honestly don't know how the NHS will ever pull out of this tailspin. My PCT is so poor in so many ways - and yet so much money is wasted imo. Because it's public money, every penny has to be questioned and justified and those processes themselves create countless departments full of people that in turn spend PCT money.

Some of the things we have to consider, record, store and protect against are frankly laughable and would never happen in the private sector. I am currently jumping through countless hoops just to allow my floor to be able to take part in Red Nose Day...