Just Tom... 🐁Dec 2, 2022
I never thought, when I trained or worked as a GP, that Diphtheria and Polio or, to a large extent, measles, would again be things that I might have to recognise. Nor would I have believed that malnutrition on a scale currently seen would be tolerated by society. I was wrong - how quickly are the hard-fought gains lost.
Show threadMelindaDec 2, 2022
@tompearce49
It's like a return to the Victorian era. I feel that soon we will be asked to pay for GP appointments. Then it becomes an impossible choice. In the 1920s my mother had an inner ear abscess, her father tried to treat it with poultices. He could not afford a GP. It left her with a perforated ear drum and impaired hearing. We had health care that was the envy of the world, now we have capitalism.
Show threadJuggling With Eggs
@Melinda @tompearce49 as a hard of hearing person I read this from the RNID today: https://rnid.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/ear-wax-removal-campaign/
It sounds trivial but not being able to afford to remove ear wax either leads to you doing daft and dangerous things to your ears or just the world going silent. It’s scary how fast we are going backwards as a nation when it comes to health.
Our ear wax removal campaign

We want to make sure everyone is offered clear advice on managing excess ear wax safely themselves and has access to professional removal within the NHS if self-management doesn’t work. We do not recommend you insert any object into your ear to remove wax. Find out safe ways of managing ear wax at home. The […]

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Dec 2, 2022 at 10:38pmWeb