Tag: Scotland

  • Waiting For Cancer Treatment Because I Do Not Help Government Stats

    Charlotte Armstrong has taken to Facebook to warn others about an Nhs and government tick list.

    Armstrong said “Actually disgusted at the Nhs!!! So basically I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer stage 2 over 4 weeks ago…..basically it started in my womb and it has moved to my cervix too!

    I Was told because I’m not on the governments tick list for getting their stats up with cervical and ovarian cancer I do not need to be seen as urgently as others do!

    I Just phoned them only to be told there is other urgent cases and I’m still on the waiting list!!! Sounds selfish or not I have cancer too!!!! I’m so disgusted at this…….to top it off I was left to rot for 10+ years with pcos (Polycystic ovary syndrome) no treatment or anything  because I was overweight so I do not count!

    I have never cost the nhs a penny in my entire life and the one time i need them to help I’m not on the make the government look good scale so fuck me!!!!!! 😠😠😠😠 rant over FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS AS MANY PEOPLE AREN’T AWARE OF THESE RULES REGARDING STATISTICS BY THE GOVERNMENT!!!! ALSO THERE IS ONLY ONE HOSPITAL IN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND THAT DEALS WITH THIS TYPE OF SURGERY……THE FULL WEST OF SCOTLANDS FEMALE POPULATION WHO NEED HYSTERECTOMY DUE TO CANCER….ONE WARD!!!!!!

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  • Smacking Children Aganist The Law

    Smacking  children will shortly be banned in Scotland, the Scottish Government has just confirmed.

    Ministers have announced they will ensure that a Bill brought forward by Green MSP John Finnie would become a new law.
    The legislation will remove the defence of ”justifiable assault” in Scots law, which allows parents to use physical punishment to discipline a child.
    The move will make Scotland the very first part of the United Kingdom to introduce a ban on the smacking of children.

    Should smacking be banned in England, let us know in the comments?
    Scottish Labour announced earlier this week it would also support the bill as “the right thing to do”.

    A spokesman said:

    “Giving children equal protection against assault will send a clear message to all of us about how we treat each other and underpin Scotland’s efforts to reduce violence”.
    “The physical punishment of children is already illegal in 52 countries and the proposal will give children in Scotland the necessary protections to flourish in a healthy environment and encourage the building of stronger relationships between children, their parents and others who care for them.”

    “The NSPCC has long campaigned for children to have the same protection against assault as adults and we strongly believe a change in the law would be a common-sense move.”