Hospitals Charging for Miscarriage: D&C

Yes, and listening to the Tory leaders debate the other night where all of them except Stewart promised tax cuts, how the hell does anyone vote for these complete toasters? At least Stewart asked how the hell they’d all afford public services if they were going to cut taxes, not one of them answered. I despair, just promise everyone some more money and no one question how we find the nhs.

I'm supposed to have a d and c next week as my missed miscarriage hasn't started and I cant face the pessary route. I can't face the thought that they are charging women for having lost their children. Its hard enough without thinking about money, especially since it'll hit low income families particularly hard

Just to clarify, a D&C isnt just for miscarriages etc. I'm having a D&C along with biopses during a hysteroscopy next month. I'm not pregnant, I just suffer with extremely heavy painful periods.

I'm horrified, but I suspect that perhaps the D&C option is for when medical management is recommended rather than surgical but the patient opts for surgical to have it over with (rather than for retained placenta etc. which is life-threatening).

It's fucking appalling though, privatisation by stealth

Having had to have one of these myself I am bloody disgusted. It’s not a matter of ‘choice’, it’s a necessary procedure. How the hell can someone be charged? If someone had told me, in one of my darkest times ever, ti book in and how would I pay I cannot imagine how I’d have felt. As it is I still got an infection and was laid out for 3-4 days with 2 other children to care for, it was awful.
Just bloody hell.
Boggles how can you justify that people should pay?
How about making people pay when they call an ambulance out for stubbing a toe or something that is an actual waste of money? Goes on every day.

Campaign for higher taxes to adequately fund the NHS. Or vote for a government that believes in adequately funding the NHS. This lot believe in privatisation, charging, and generally fucking over the NHS and the public.

All of the other things n the list do seem to be low priority (not that I agree people should be charged) how the hell does a d&c fit 8nto that list?

I can’t understand in what instance a d&c would been deemed unnecessary on the nhs? Surely if you’ve had a partial miscarriage it could become life threatening if retained products aren’t removed?

Disgusting but I am quite certain that this will become commonplace whatever we do, and for other procedures too.

If they don’t charge even more people will die as a result of substandard healthcare. There is no where near enough funding for non reasearch/specialist hospitals. I understand it’s upsetting but righteous disgust will achieve nothing. Go makes donation and then denounce them.

Words have failed me, honestly