Ok its not the first time I am hearing that people come to the UK from Nigeria for medical reasons.
Since the NHS started, healthcare is free in the UK at the point of use and paid for by general taxation. Which means, tax payers- working class people pay for it. So if you are working, you are paying tax as well as NI- National Insurance.
Basically if you come to the UK and are very sick, you go to A&E and they will treat you for free. I completely agree with this cos they save so much lives doing that, as oppose to other countries we both know that will ask for money even before they accept casualty.
Anyway some people are meant to follow up on foreigners that receive urgent healthcare so they can get some money but eerrrrm, don't think they do it. It might be due to different reasons, bogus address, bogus names and a whole lot of things. This is apparently costing the NHS a lot of money, at the moment about£24million!
Now if you go on holiday abroad, you get health insurance or you won't be treated, this is even in the EU o. Oh in America you definitely need medical insurance to receive healthcare. I actually think its only the UK that offers free healthcare.
People have been abusing the system and guess what! Nigerians are one of the biggest offenders of this......Why am I not surprised. Polish, Portuguese, Bangladesh , Pakistani and British Expats are also among the culprits.
This lady Bimbo Ayelabola came to the UK to give birth to her Quintuplets and it cost the UK £200k.
Sunday, 30 June 2013
Accident and Emergency
I really wish I can only work 9-5 Mondays to Friday but in my kinda profession, its not possible yet unless I become a manager. I can always wish......can't I?
I've been working shifts this past week and its really annoying cos i start and finish at odd times and really blogging time is just not there.
I've been hearing stuffs in the news about people taking a meek outta the National Health Service, most especially Accident and emergency and errrrm I must admit its getting worse. Recently a woman brought her daughter to A&E to get dog poo off her shoe! Can you believe that? You can read the story HERE
Working in that area is really an eye opener. My last on call was on friday night and technically after midnight i can go and rest but i must be on site. I can tell you now that it rarely happens. Its after midnight that you get drunk people claiming some assaulted them mostly at a club. That's ok, it only just happened, it was an accident and that's why medics are there 24 hours.
The annoying part is getting called to come and attend to patients at 3am is always very very annoying. Not for any other reason than when you ask them when they hurt themselves, some say last week, some say 3 weeks ago and I'm always like for real? So you chose to come to the Accident and Emergency at this time! How about going to the GP? If you don't have the time, how about the Out of hours GP after 5pm. But then you really can't turn them away, you do have to see to them.
But hey that is why I still have a job i suppose and I am getting paid but really if they want to save money and cut waiting times, maybe consider explaining to people what A&E means.
ACCIDENT and EMERGENCY!
Do not abuse it.
I've been working shifts this past week and its really annoying cos i start and finish at odd times and really blogging time is just not there.
I've been hearing stuffs in the news about people taking a meek outta the National Health Service, most especially Accident and emergency and errrrm I must admit its getting worse. Recently a woman brought her daughter to A&E to get dog poo off her shoe! Can you believe that? You can read the story HERE
Working in that area is really an eye opener. My last on call was on friday night and technically after midnight i can go and rest but i must be on site. I can tell you now that it rarely happens. Its after midnight that you get drunk people claiming some assaulted them mostly at a club. That's ok, it only just happened, it was an accident and that's why medics are there 24 hours.
The annoying part is getting called to come and attend to patients at 3am is always very very annoying. Not for any other reason than when you ask them when they hurt themselves, some say last week, some say 3 weeks ago and I'm always like for real? So you chose to come to the Accident and Emergency at this time! How about going to the GP? If you don't have the time, how about the Out of hours GP after 5pm. But then you really can't turn them away, you do have to see to them.
But hey that is why I still have a job i suppose and I am getting paid but really if they want to save money and cut waiting times, maybe consider explaining to people what A&E means.
ACCIDENT and EMERGENCY!
Do not abuse it.
Monday, 24 June 2013
Who are the Friday Apostles?
How do you fancy being woken up at 5.30 in the morning?
Well for someone like me that works shift, its gonna be a whole lotta wahala.
People in Barnsley have had to put up with this new people that calls themselves Friday Apostles!
Basically they chant and "pray in the woods" they call it "wilderness" disturbing the peace of the neighborhood.
Well for someone like me that works shift, its gonna be a whole lotta wahala.
People in Barnsley have had to put up with this new people that calls themselves Friday Apostles!
Basically they chant and "pray in the woods" they call it "wilderness" disturbing the peace of the neighborhood.
Visitors from "High Risk"Nigeria and 4 other Countries to Start Paying £3000 Cash Bond before Entering the UK
Ok this is getting more ridiculous. You need to read this article. Here it is on daily mail.
You can have a quick read.
Long story short, visitors from India and other 'high risk' countries in Asia and Africa will be forced to pay £3,000 cash bond before they enter UK. Plans by Home Secretary mean visitors lose their cash if they overstay visa, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to be targeted. Its only a pilot scheme but will later be extended to cover work permits and student visas.
You can have a quick read.
Long story short, visitors from India and other 'high risk' countries in Asia and Africa will be forced to pay £3,000 cash bond before they enter UK. Plans by Home Secretary mean visitors lose their cash if they overstay visa, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to be targeted. Its only a pilot scheme but will later be extended to cover work permits and student visas.
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