Comments on: Free Prescriptions for all …

By: wonkotsane

wonkotsane — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:09:45 +0000

It always seems to be that way axel. If I want something I badger people until I get it.

By: axel

axel — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:45:08 +0000

Its a shame, that only those who can be bothered to shout get treatment/help, my friend is the same, only by constant barracking and hectoring has he got anything done.

By: wonkotsane

wonkotsane — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:34:06 +0000

My son has dyspraxia with numbers – he can count ok, he’s not too hot at maths but it mainly manifests itself in an inability to concentrate, a very short attention span and poor co-ordination. We’re trying to get him some help – he mainly needs someone to keep poking him avery minute or so to keep him thinking about what he’s doing – but we’re finding that we’ve got to do all the running around and badgering people. We can be bothered to make an effort but a lot of kids who have things like dyspraxia come from families where the parents can’t be bothered or just don’t understand what they need to do because they’re not the sharpest tools in the box. It’s easy to see why a lot of children don’t get the help they need.

By: pinkypinky1

pinkypinky1 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:03:27 +0000

No not really – my daughter has speech dyspraxia and word recognition problems – I noticed that something was wrong at 18 months when when she tried to speak she made noises like she was deaf. She has had constant speech therapy since 3 years old and went to a special nursery which specialised in speech and learning problems. She is now a main stream school but on School Action Plus – which means she get outside support – if you have probs speaking and recognising words it makes it difficult to read which then can lead to other problems. She is 6 now and has greatly improved although reading and remembering words are difficult but her speech is fine – some pronouncation problems with some words but overall a different child. My advice to anyone is that if you spot a problem act on it don’t wait for anyone and those who shout the loudest!!!!!I think I am a special person to have such a special daughter – sometimes her sisters don’t think so though!!

By: axel

axel — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:19:43 +0000

Is dysparaxia like dyslexia but with numbers?

A friend of mines kid has that but he did not get caught until he was 9, do you have a better diagnostic system there?

By: axel

axel — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:17:29 +0000

Got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just realised something, the money we pay at the chemists for prescriptions has nothing to do with the cost of the medicines, it is a payment for the chemist, that is why it is a standard charge.

However, the scottish reasoning is more to do with supporting loss making chemists in poor areas, it means the government can be more flexible in supplying funding to un sustainable chemists to keep them open.

But being politicians they are using it as a glory device to big themselves up!

By: axel

axel — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:13:00 +0000

I assume things work the same for you down there, as they do for up here and us.

The doctor pays the cost of the medicine out of his budget regardless of who pays at the chemist.

The chemist keeps the monery from the customer, direct from you iof you pay or via a refund from the central authority if you are on benefits or what ever.

So, wires are getting slightly crossed here.

By: pinkypinky1

pinkypinky1 — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:03:27 +0000

True re: budgets but free presciptions means free prescriptions doesn’t it? If they keep going over budget then they may get more? Or am I being naive?

By: axel

axel — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:44:27 +0000

oh yes, it will come out of ‘his’ budget if he gives you a script for it but out of yours if he does’nt.

The fact he is trying to save £3(?) from his budget shows trhe pressure he is under!

By: axel

axel — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:41:31 +0000

I sympathise but how the Helath service now works is complete roadkill.

It used to be an easy job for them, all they had to do was keep us healthy but now with targets, criteria and promotional activity being a doctor is more about running the business of the doctors surgery than curing people.

By: pinkypinky1

pinkypinky1 — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:55:16 +0000

I live in Shropshire and with a child with dyspraxia too!
About prescriptions – I have just been told by my doctor that they do not routinely give ‘Calpol’ for children (even though they can) because we can buy it over the counter! So now in England we have to pay twice!!!Children are entitled to free prescriptions!! Thats waht we ‘pay’ for through NI contribuitons. It appears that doctors are allowed to means test the system and encourage those who they think can, pay twice! I had a bit of a go and demanded the prescription!! Its disgusting – when my husband was made redundant earlier this year we received £55.00 per week for 5 of us – even though he has worked all his life (and is now working) and paid into the NHS system to be now told to pay again!!! I got my prescription in the end even though the surgery sees me as a pain in the butt but heh if somepeople don’t stand up to this dictatorship that we call the Government, free prescriptions for children may be taken away for good! Don’t take no for an answer and stand up for the rights that we are actually entitled to!!!!

By: axel

axel — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:51:32 +0000

yes, i agree but my point is there are 50 million english out of 60 million british!

By: wonkotsane

wonkotsane — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:10:25 +0000

British people are happy with Scotland taking the piss, English people aren’t. British people want Scotland to stay in the union, English people don’t. British people are happy to be ruled by the Scottish Raj, English people aren’t.

English people and British people are as different as Scottish and British.

By: axel

axel — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:22:23 +0000

\\\’The English might want shut of the Scots but the British donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t\\\’

Of the brits, 50 million of them are english……?

I dont get that point?

By: axel

axel — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:16:59 +0000

cool, thanks for that, I will have a thorough rake around and see what bizare things I can find for you!

By: wonkotsane

wonkotsane — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:46:07 +0000

Reserved matters are things that aren’t dealt with by the Scottish Parliament. The figures you want are “Identifiable Expenditure” broken down by nation.

By: axel

axel — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:53:32 +0000

If we pay the same tax as everyone else, we should get the same benefits as everyone else?

What are \’reserved matters\’?

Our cut of the budget comes out the Â£53 billion that is classed as \’Other Expendinture\’

By: wonkotsane

wonkotsane — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:52:50 +0000

The English might want shut of the Scots but the British don’t.

If we assume there are 6 million of us scots, and 60 million of us brits, surely we should be getting Â£60 billion per year?

Absolutely not. The £555bn includes spending on reserved matters, not just devolved. If you want £60bn and pay a pro-rated share of British spending then go right ahead, you won’t get much change.

By: axel

axel — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:10:35 +0000

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/4/A/pbr06_chapter1.pdf

Here is another interesting report for you, check out page 11, the government spends Â£555 billion per year in 2006/2007 and in the same year Holy rood spends Â£30 billion, which probably all came from westminster.

If we assume there are 6 million of us scots, and 60 million of us brits, surely we should be getting Â£60 billion per year?

By: axel

axel — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:04:50 +0000

so, in theory, if you want to lessen our power at westminster, our parlimentary seats should be the same size as yours?