NHS pissing away resources

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Princessfluffy · 23/01/2026 20:30

TWO letters arrived fo me today from the NHS. The first said we haven’t received your sample back for the bowel screening programme. The second said we HAVE received your sample and gave me the results.
Money cannot fix this kind of wastefulness, meanwhile we do not get the health treatments we need due to lack of funds. I have a litany of similar examples, it’s so dispiriting 😭

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Carriemac · 02/02/2026 20:03

Hospitals have their own maintenance staff . And also need to get specialists in occasionally for specialist equipment . To
keepmthe MRI scanners etc running

Blushingm · 02/02/2026 20:19

Persephoneofhell · 02/02/2026 08:09

Work for NHS also.
Absolutely spectacular wastage gos on.

Managers for everything. Honestly some areas it's crazy.
The IT is also constantly changing, different systems in different trusts. The NHS app not lining up with other services within the NHS like your maternity notes or patient portals etc. so mush money ( and managers) in different IT areas that don't work together.

One system across the whole country would save time constantly handing over information between trusts. May even cut paper wastage.

Medication wastage.
Single use items opened and not used.

We also have a culture problem that costs money

Calling ambulances when it's often quicker to get to hospital by car / taxi.
Appointments wasted by people not turning up.

-People not taking health advice and doing prevention Ie brushing children's teeth!

Demand for treatment on NHS which has no medical benefit - Gender surgery for example will cause more health problems long term than it will ever solve! Nobody with a healthy and working genital and urinary system should be having surgery to destroy it.

Wales does have Welsh Clinical Portal so a Dr in say Wrexham can see results from tests in Cardiff

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