Quote Originally Posted by cheekee View Post
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...
The good Doctor hasn't enlightened us as to what deserving cases get the fruit juice, multi vits, Yakult yogurt and so forth. I'm partial to black cherry Muller Fruit Corners I'll have a word next time I'm at the surgery