What’s Cardiffs opionion about the NHS?
The NHS has recently been criticized for its poor service, over worked staff and long waiting times. However what do people really think of the service provided by the NHS. What has their own or close relations personal experiences been like and how do they rank the NHS against the rest of the world. What do people on the streets of Cardiff really think of our health service?
Name Alex Rhose
Age 23
Occupation Chef
“Private health care tends to be quicker but you get the impression that they want you in and out as soon as possible it’s all about the money for them, that very different to the NHS.”
Name Guanglu Wu
Age 26
Occupation Engineering student
“Compared to China the NHS seems to be very slow. China is defiantly better, their hospitals are open 24/7 you can turn up whenever you want and be seen straight away.”
Name Alex
Age 30
Occupation Nurse
“I’ve worked for the NHS for 3 years now in Scotland apart from the pay everything is always very good.”
Name Trevor Lane
Age 61
Occupation Unemployed
“My experiences of the NHS is very good. I had cancer on my spine back in 2004 and they operated straight away. They couldn’t get all of it but they gave my regular check-ups.”
Name M.Shepard
Age 66
Occupation Retired civil servant
“The NHS in Wales used to be the envy of the world, it’s not so much anymore and that’s because of the lack of funding.”