God Bless the NHS

It's soapbox time!

Don't you just love the NHS?

Fortunately I've not had to use the NHS much aside from trips to the GP but trips to the maternity ward have shown me the joys that I have been missing out on.

Let's start with parking, where it is available it's inadequate i.e. not enough spaces. The overflow in place is the best part of half a mile away from the main building. Add to that the fact that it's pay & display and the nearest, working, machine is back in the main car park adding another round trip on foot.

Must be a Government conspiracy to keep people fit so as to reduce cases of obesity in later life.

Lets not forget that the pay & display machine takes correct change only and definitely no cards. After all in this day & age of modern banking who carries around a debit card?

Now we're in the main building and it's time to have the scan and catch your first glimpse of the miracle of life.

A magical moment like this can be captured on a photo which you can buy ...... except that it'll cost you £4, I'm fine with that but of course a simple transaction like this needs some added layers of complexity this being the NHS.

First, you need to buy a small stamp like ticket from a machine (why!?). And of course the machine only takes correct change.

Given you're in the building you'd think that you can get change from one of the shops except that the canteen has a large sign stating;

"we do not give change for the scan machine"

I guess the words they forgot to add were;

"... so piss off!"

And of course there's no option to pay by card.

Some bright spark within their ranks ought to realise that it might actually save the NHS money if they opted for electronic card payments instead of dealing in bulky coins.

I leave the Hospital and think to myself that there's another sign that should be displayed on the exit, one that states;

"thank you for visiting the NHS, we try and excel to be as unhelpful as we possibly can to you, the people who fund our existence, please come again"

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