Really, really concerned about the future of the NHS. I don't want to work in private healthcare, I believe health is a fundamental right and the people that have been benefitting from our (formerly) amazing education and healthcare systems are destroying it for future generations. I love my current job, I love being part of the hospital clinical workforce and I am desperately keen to be a doctor but I am scared about what the situation will be even in the near future let alone 2020 onwards. The government is so scared of upsetting the ultra rich and commercial backers they have that instead of taxing wealth and profit appropriately they are shunting the bill paying onto the working masses by creating a loan system that is basically a tax hike for young people.
I had felt secure in my ability to progress in my current career to the extent I wasn't too stressed about the prospect of maybe not getting into medical school or not being able to afford it but now senior people in my sector are losing their jobs to restructuring. Highly skilled people with 20+ years under their belts are being made redundant and management goes to executive types who have no idea what frontline service involves. Our small department is being expected to work miracles on a shrinking budget whilst service demand has been increasing. What started as a 2000 patient per year service with 4 staff now sees something like 5k patients with 1.6 staff and it's a huge compromise. I can't provide the service at the level that I was trained at because I have no time and a major lack of equipment and resources.
I am sorry to post a rant, but it's an awful prospect. It seems like there are a lot of us here that want to truly help people and I worry that we won't be able to. The whole world is going down the pan despite the incredible feats we, as humans, are now capable of. We have tech to save the world but a few powerful, greedy, misguided people seem to screw it up for everyone with good hearts and intentions. I ready somewhere that the greater the wealth divide the less the wealthy choose to help the less fortunate. I am all for achievements and hard work being recognised financially but not at a rate that adversely affects those lower down the chain. The Swedish model works, high tax yes, but also high quality of life and ample public service, why aren't they emulated more? Madness.
Anyway, two weeks til we start to hear from Warwick. Something to maybe look forward to!?