I'm not an opthomologist. But yes, the current crises of NHS calls for action from the british government. Afterall, the common britishers are suffering the most from the NHS fiasco.
On 4/19/23, Khandu Bhandare <bhandarekhand...@gmail.com> wrote: > dear avinash, Overall, the article raises concerns about the current > state of the NHS in the UK and calls for action to address the > challenges it is facing. in your opinian what may be the best way to > prevent the blindness in UK? > > On 4/19/23, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> My friends and family from around the globe often ask me about the >> state of the UK. They hear about Brexit, strike action, rapid changes >> in political leadership and the rising cost of living, and react with >> natural concern: what exactly is going on there? But my brother who >> works as an ophthalmologist in the US recently had a question about a >> lesser-known crisis. “Why are so many people going blind in Britain >> when treatment is available?” >> >> An article currently circulating among his professional colleagues >> details the hundreds of people who lost their sight due to treatment >> delays within the NHS. The backlog for ophthalmology appointments in >> England is the second-largest in the NHS, with UK eye doctors >> concerned about the number of patients losing sight unnecessarily. >> Their shock is palpable. >> >> >> How this could be happening in a rich country such as Britain? There >> are treatments for common blindness-causing conditions such as macular >> degeneration, but to get them patients must be able to access the >> service. And right now the NHS doesn’t have the capacity to deliver >> them in a timely way. >> >> As junior doctors’ unions – and possibly those of consultants and >> nurses – proceed with strike action, it’s easy to attack medical >> professionals with the question: “How many people are dying because of >> your actions?” The truth is that the entire system has been >> struggling, and people have been dying anyway because of system >> failures. Now add to this people living with disabilities that were >> preventable, such as going blind. >> >> When Labour was in power, it made a real effort, including with >> financial allocation, to reduce waiting-list times for non-emergency >> care. But since the Tories were elected in 2010, years of austerity >> and public-sector neglect – and the shifting of resources and wealthy >> patients into a lucrative and growing private sector – has meant that >> the NHS has been transformed from a robust, preventive healthcare >> service into an acute one. Its basic offering is now: “If you’re >> dying, we will save you.” >> >> Striking NHS junior doctors on a picket line at Southend University >> Hospital, Essex, 14 April 2023. >> Striking NHS junior doctors on a picket line at Southend University >> Hospital, Essex, 14 April 2023. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA >> And now with major staff shortages and limited investment in >> infrastructure, the NHS is neither an acute healthcare service nor one >> able to deal with more chronic issues. At the moment, its offering is: >> “Even if you’re dying, we’re not sure we can get an ambulance to you, >> or have you seen quickly enough in A&E.” Systems don’t fail overnight. >> It happens over the course of years. And often deliberately. >> >> >> You only have to look at the NHS budget compared with other countries. >> We spend far less on healthcare, resulting in fewer doctors and fewer >> hospital beds per person than the EU14 countries. The UK would need to >> spend 21% more to match the per-person spend in France, and 39% more >> to match the spending in Germany. And looking closer, the UK allocates >> more to hospital care compared with peer countries, but far less on >> preventive and residential care. >> >> So, instead of preventing someone becoming sick in the first place >> through primary and community-based care, the NHS steps in when >> someone is already ill and needing hospital admission. For example, >> the UK ranks the highest for rates of hospital admission for asthma >> within comparable countries, a condition that would be treatable in >> primary care if it was available. >> >> The junior doctors’ strike is not just about pay – this is a >> generation that feels betrayed >> Gaby Hinsliff >> Gaby Hinsliff >> Read more >> Where the squeeze is really felt is by the people in the NHS >> workforce, which is why strikes are happening. Unlike in the private >> sector, salaries have gone down in real terms for doctors and many >> other healthcare professionals. And these are highly skilled, >> motivated people who are actively recruited by countries such as >> Australia and Canada where they can be paid more and, more >> importantly, work within a system that actually functions. Healthcare >> staff are even emigrating to the US, where years of further training >> are required, but that is still seen as worth it to exit the UK. >> >> The rise in preventable blindness illustrates a few things about >> modern Britain and the NHS. Years of underinvestment by a Conservative >> government has resulted in a broken system. And when the public sector >> is failing, wealthy people simply exit and find another way to use >> their resources. This likely means paying privately for healthcare >> services in England, or flying to other countries that offer this type >> of care. >> >> >> And that simply is what Britain has become. If you are super-wealthy, >> your health is protected with money. On the other hand, if you are in >> a working profession such as a teacher, a bus driver, supermarket >> staff, a university lecturer, mail delivery or a nurse, you are left >> in a difficult position of risking going blind while waiting months >> for treatment, or getting into debt when raising funds to pay for >> private treatment. >> >> This is exactly the dilemma of uninsured people in the US, and why it >> is important that reinvestment in the core of the NHS is vital: >> universal quality healthcare, free at the point of care, regardless of >> ability to pay. Hopefully this core value of the NHS, which the >> majority of the public supports, is what the next election will focus >> on. >> >> Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University >> of Edinburgh >> https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/british-people-going-blind-doctors-tory-cuts >> >> -- >> सादर/ Regards >> >> अविनाश शाही/ Avinash Shahi >> सहायक/ Assistant >> मानव संसाधन प्रबंध विभाग/ Human Resource Management Department >> भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक/ Reserve Bank of India >> लखनऊ क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय/Lucknow RO >> विस्तार/ Extension: 2232 >> >> -- >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >> the >> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; >> >> 2. 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