Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
The Tories have let the country down by not getting to grips with NHS health tourism and I read today that the NHS has been dishing out multi vits, calpol, fruit juice , sun cream etc on foc script to any parasite who asks the doctor for it. The business that Farage has brought up about us being aids treatment HQ for Africa is an absolute disgrace
This was a DR's reply to the daily mail.

Dear Daily Mail. I see that you're having a go at the NHS for prescribing toothpaste, suncream, and calpol today. I see that you have done your usual f*** all research into this. I prescribe toothpaste (duraphat fluoride) to people who have had radiotherapy for their head and neck cancer, for whom the normal stuff doesn't work. I prescribe suncream for people who have skin cancer or pre-cancerous skin. And I prescribe paracetamol solution for children with high temperatures to stop them having a f***** fit. And I expect all of this prescribing costs the NHS a lot less that the ....... extra pointless work generated for it by Lifescan and other 'health screening' companies. You know, the ones that advertise in the Daily Mail pages 30-65 every f******* day...