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I have been in chronic, debilitating pain for several months now. I’ve visited my doctor four times. No matter how many times I have explained my symptoms and the fact it is destroying my quality of life, she didn’t seem to care. Only the last time I went, with my partner in tow, did she say she’d refer me to a specialist. Four weeks later, and still in constant pain, I rang the surgery to find out why I hadn’t heard anything yet. To my absolute disgust, my doctor had only just referred me to the specialist that very morning, four weeks after my initial appointment. No one could account for this. Now I am faced with an even longer wait to the see the specialist.

What powers do I have to complain? Very little. Where will it get me? Will I get my appointment any faster? Don’t be daft, this is the NHS.

When I was growing up, I’d often hear similar stories of neglect. In a very British manner, many would rather suffer in silence than ‘complain’ or pay a visit to the doctor. Is this any wonder, if every time you do visit the doctor you have to fight to be heard?

People die from treatable illnesses all the time in the UK. Patients have to put pressure on doctors just to get tests done; the doctors don’t seem to care in the slightest. When you’re ill, you don’t have the energy to fight; you shouldn’t have to do their job for them! They get paid more than enough.

Did you know that depending on what country you live in, your chance of surviving cancer can be vastly different? New statistics were released this week.

Women often get passed off with ‘Irritable Bowel Syndrome’ for female problems, when tests should be done to eliminate other things, like cancer!

It’s likely that thousands die every year in this country from negligence, thanks to the NHS – a silent killer. After all, families that have just lost a loved one are less likely to complain. What could they possibly achieve? No lawsuit will ever bring their loved one back.

While every year thousands of illegal immigrants pile into the UK, using already stretched public services, we can’t even take care of our own.

Let’s hope David Cameron can improve the NHS, before thousands more die needlessly.

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