Blog: Glory years of our beloved NHS have gone

So finally, the message I have been bringing back from the coalface for some years now, has been said out loud by a Government think tank, writes Emma Suddaby.

Doctors and nurses have been urged to "redouble" hygiene efforts.

That is that the NHS weve known and loved all our lives is officially on its knees, sagging further by the second.

It may have sounded like yet another of my regular rants, but my frequent reports about the state of our local hospitals, outpatient clinics and other NHS services have not all been just yet more gripes from this somewhat jaded frequentflier.

As a one-woman NHS deficit (to coin a phrase) of our once glorious NHS services, Ive been genuinely worried for ages now about what the future of our healthcare holds.

But now a think tank has been honest enough to admit that the future of our NHS service, funded as it is currently, has a finite lifespan unless we all start coughing up in the same way other nations have had to do for years, you can be sure that its span is a lot less than your life will hopefully be.

At the same time, there is talk of one of the countys A&E services being closed down.

The unlucky hospital has not been named as yet but the result would be a swift reduction of services leaving a mere backwater with residents in the area missing out on vital, swift treatment when needed.

It doesnt even matter which site is closed, Shrewsbury or Telford, each would leave half of the county in a potentially sticky situation.

And local NHS services are not the only providers for vulnerable people affected. Im marooned in my electric wheelchair now and though Im well set up and have plenty to do with friends and family around the house, it would be nice to go out in my power-chair, under my own steam.

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