Chris From The Gulag wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 9:01 am
I created the
CHC THREAD in response to the number of posters asking questions.
https://www.carersuk.org/forum/support- ... here-35998
Before that ,
I did not know CHC even existed !
Slight detour in acknowledging the very first " Trawler " who kept us fed on background research and information in CarerWatch days ... a role I assumed on here on my return some 20 odd months ago.
Having created that thread , like finishing a painting , time to step back and look at the Frankenstein created monster ... even an abstract which is whatever you imagine it portrays ?
As for the academics , they have a vested interest in their interpretation ... their carees and pay cheques depend on it ... so , what price your interpretation ???
Ignore what it says , where it points ...
what does it all mean ?
To me , a complete layman when it comes to caring in 2018 , it appears to be a more intense level of " Nursing " NOT freely available within the normal NHS system.
First question ... why should that be so ?
A form of
rationing as the NHS has not the resources to deal with all patients and all illnesses seems to be the only logical answer.
We already see that some illnesses ... say cancer ... are treated under the NHS whilst others ... say dementia ... are not ( Demned social care ... where we come in ! ).
Given what's available within the main thread , a second question.
Why so complex in all steps ... from even knowing it exists to finally receiving the green light ?
Only one real answer ... it is designed to be so because it IS being rationed ... similar to casaulties in a battle being assessed by the medics as to who is probably going to live and who isn't ???
To even get to see a doctor would be a victory , of sorts , to many in that situation.
Spin off question ... like the Care Act syndrome ...
how many entitled to CHC simply give up / throw the towel in because it IS so complex ???
I'll leave it there as I consider that
rationing is the main premise ... why so is a different question.
Interestingly , Carers UK recently asked us for our experiences on hospital discharges ... my immediate reaction was that it was only one part of the bigger picture ...
CHC is another part of the same picture.
In both , the knock on effect can be seen right across CarerLand.
If the NHS are rationing by design , and chucking out patients too early , WHO IS PICKING UP THE PIECES ?
Need a clue ?
Strange how sitting on a hill looking down at CarerLand gives one a clearer vision of what's really wrong than being at street level ... caught up in the daily street fighting for anything ... including food , heat and , for some , a rain proof roof over one's head ... which is what the nationwide gulag known as CarerLand has become ?
A society within a society ... once you're in , just try and get out ... and then having to leave your caree at the mercy of the System ???
Former carers ... we have our uses ???