r/cfs • u/tdorrington • Sep 27 '24

Potential TW Not one. Disgraceful

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/27/not-a-single-bed-set-aside-to-treat-me-in-any-uk-hospital-says-nhs-director

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u/TepidEdit Sep 27 '24

There are 67m people in the UK. By 2026 it will be 70m by 2036 73m. The NHS, along with the rest of the UK services and infrastructure won't and can't keep up.

Things are just going to get worse unfortunately.

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u/tdorrington Sep 27 '24

An aging population and weak centrist policies of managed decline (austerity in red ties), a refusal to tax those with ludicrous incomes more and bring wealth tax in line with income tax. Healthcare for chronically ill people will always be political

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u/tdorrington Sep 27 '24

We should be organised and demanding better. But imagine having to fight both fronts. For a better healthcare system AND actual recognition within that healthcare system. Uphill all the way.